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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Gustaf Kilander

Trump names billionaire and longtime pal Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen financial services CEO and transition co-chair Howard Lutnick to be his commerce secretary.

Trump announced the news on Tuesday afternoon, saying that the billionaire and Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive “will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda.”

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