Yesterday we told you that Elon Musk was pushing for Trump transition co-chair Howard Lutnick to be Treasury Secretary instead of the front-runner Scott Bessent, who Boris Epshteyn was pushing.
Now it’s being reported that President-elect Trump is going to name Lutnick as his nominee for the post of Commerce Secretary:
BREAKING NEWS — TRUMP is expected to name HOWARD LUTNICK to be his Commerce secretary.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 19, 2024
The announcement hasn’t come out yet that I’ve seen but if this is true, it’s a small victory for Elon Musk given that he wanted Lutnick to be Treasury Secretary…
Would be interesting to hear more people weigh in on this for @realDonaldTrump to consider feedback.
My view fwiw is that Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change.
Business-as-usual is driving America bankrupt, so we need change… https://t.co/igGLZOJ8wz
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 16, 2024
UPDATE: This is Howard Lutnick:
🚨 BREAKING: Trump has selected Howard Lutnick as his Commerce Secretary – Punchbowl News
Lutnick SUPPORTS Trump's efforts to bring companies back to the USA.
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"Come to America, build in America."
"Put a tariff out, and say to the company – if you come to America and you… pic.twitter.com/t1WMIxVct7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 19, 2024
UPDATE 2: I just realized I botched this post. I read commerce secretary as treasury secretary. My mistake. I’ve corrected and updated it.