President-elect Donald Trump chose Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he'd have a key role in carrying out Trump's plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, gestures as he speaks during a rally for Republican …
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 …