Billionaire financier Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Commerce Department, said Wednesday that he would sell all of his business holdings within 90 days.
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“I will divest, I will sell all of my interests, my business interests, all of my assets, everything,'' Lutnick said in a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ”I made the decision I've made enough money in my life.''Lutnick was introduced by Vice President JD Vance, who called him"just a good dude.''
“Tariffs are an amazing tool for the president to use — we need to protect the American worker,” Lutnick said in a CNBC interview last year. Speaking about 9/11 Wednesday, Lutnick choked up."I still can't say it without getting emotional,'' he said.
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