Howard Lutnick

Karoline Leavitt cuts a briefing at the White House after a reporter asks about Trade Chief Lutnick’s admission to Epstein Island

by
Karoline Leavitt cuts a briefing at the White House after a reporter asks about Trade Chief Lutnick’s admission to Epstein Island

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday abruptly cut short a press briefing after a reporter asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The question was asked hours after Lutnick, who responded to questions from congressional lawmakers about documents released by the Department of Justice, revealed that he misled the public … Read more

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims

by
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after his 2008 conviction for encouraging prostitution of a child, reversing Lutnick’s earlier claim that he had cut ties with the financier after late 2005. Lutnick once again played down his relationship with … Read more

Fox News Finally fact-checked Trump’s outlandish claim about drug prices

by
Fox News Finally fact-checked Trump’s outlandish claim about drug prices

The White House has finally been called on to fabricate its pharmaceutical savings—and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick didn’t take it well. For months, Donald Trump has seemingly plucked numbers out of thin air to impress an ignorant public—or his sycophantic followers—on his supposedly big pharmaceutical deals, he boasts which “reduced drug prices by 1,200; 1,300; … Read more