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Eugene

(63,791 posts)
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 09:42 PM Friday

Trump Commerce Secretary Hit With Brutal Fact-Check on Fox News

Trump Commerce Secretary Hit With Brutal Fact-Check on Fox News (The New Republic)

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick played dumb Friday about the increasingly real prospect of a recession in a desperate attempt to spin the crashing economy—but even Fox News isn’t letting him just slip by.

During an interview on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria, Donald Trump’s official tariff cheerleader tried to laugh off the recent prediction that inflation-adjusted GDP was on track to decline this quarter.

“I know you said you’re not expecting a recession, but investors are on edge over the possibility of a recession this year after the Atlanta Federal Reserve said that it’s predicting a 2.4 percent contraction in the first quarter,” host Maria Bartiromo said. “And of course President Trump would not—”

“What? Wait, wait wait say that again—a what? A WHAT? 2.4 percent contraction?” Lutinick guffawed.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-commerce-secretary-hit-brutal-145508081.html
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Trump Commerce Secretary Hit With Brutal Fact-Check on Fox News (Original Post) Eugene Friday OP
Nice Post My Friend BOSSHOG Friday #1
I read that about Atlanta Fed Reserve about two weeks ago. I was very struck by it. Lutnick is a bad actor Bernardo de La Paz Friday #2

BOSSHOG

(41,535 posts)
1. Nice Post My Friend
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 09:54 PM
Friday

A trump official playing dumb (wink wink) and

A brutal fact check on fox.

Bernardo de La Paz

(53,223 posts)
2. I read that about Atlanta Fed Reserve about two weeks ago. I was very struck by it. Lutnick is a bad actor
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 10:16 PM
Friday

1) An unconvincing pretender to beliefs he doesn't actually hold. He is beholden to tRump for his position and easily twice as smart. Though that isn't saying much, Lutnick is smart enough to know what he is saying is nonsense.

2) A bad actor with nasty ham-fisted intentions.
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