Howard Lutnick: “We need semiconductors for our national security.”

“And so they want to keep our president happy. Right. They want to keep the relationship between our two countries very positive. And this commitment to bring it onshore. We need semiconductors for our national security. We need them built in America. We can't rely on a country that's 9,000 miles away from us to deliver us these kind of fundamental national security products.” (06:39–06:44)

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