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Howard Lutnick: “The tariffs were about fentanyl deaths in America.”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Full interview: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Trump's tariffs moves

Published | Video Starts at 01:01

So Americans will not be paying more for electricity if they live in Michigan, New York and Minnesota. Gone. Wasn't the Premier just reacting to tariffs that the US Imposed on Canada? But remember, The tariffs were about fentanyl deaths in America. I mean, the President is not going to allow Americans about 75,000 autopsied deaths in America. And imagine how many are not autopsied. God forbid you lose your child. (01:01–01:06)

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Asserts that the tariffs were imposed due to fentanyl-related deaths in the U.S.

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