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Howard Lutnick: “Why would you give $6 billion to TSMC, which is Taiwan…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 1:12:52

You build a $60 billion plant, I'll give you $6 billion. And why does that not work? Why would that not have worked? Or why was that not working when you came in? Why would you give $6 billion to TSMC, which is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, when their stock is worth a trillion? So what Donald Trump does is says, hey, hey, how about this? How about this? I'll charge you 100% tariff. How about that? And then the guy says, okay, I'll build in America. (1:12:52–1:13:03)

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Questions the rationale of giving $6 billion to TSMC, a company with a trillion-dollar stock value.

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