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Howard Lutnick: “We have been exporting the power of our economy [since…”

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 02:38

These are vital things for America and he is focused on them. Then that's number one. Then we have reciprocal tariffs. That's number two. Which says, let's create fairness in the world. Since 1945, We have been exporting the power of our economy [since 1945]. To everyone in the world. They have high tariffs and we have low tariffs. And having a little, little fairness would seem reasonable. So that starts April 2nd. (02:38–02:44)

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