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Howard Lutnick: How America Can Hit 6% GDP Growth in 2026

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The answer is I want to rebalance. And that's what we're out to do. Build it here, sell it here. Fine, fine. Or pay for the privilege of selling it here. How … The president on the campaign trail had two views...universal tariff or a specific country by country tariff. … easy. Tuesday morning, you say, pick a number. 10%. Shazam. But we settled on a country specific model. Much more complex, much more difficult, but much more nuanced, much more clever and much tougher. (18:27–18:49)

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