WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary. He was Elon Musk’s pick to lead the Treasury Department Elon Musk and others in Trump’s orbit called on Trump last week to dump previous front-runner for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, in favor of …
Howard Lutnick speaks at a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York last month. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for Commerce secretary. Elon Musk wanted him for the post Elon Musk and others in Trump’s orbit called on Trump last …
