Trump taps LI native Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce

By Timothy Bolger Posted on November 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, a Jericho native who owns a home in Bridgehampton, to be the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the transition team announced.

In the role, Lutnick will be tasked with carrying out Trump’s campaign promise to enact tariffs on products imported from other countries in a bid to boost American-made goods.

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Trump Taps LI Native Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce

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