Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Confirmed—Here's Why Americans Might Particularly Like This

President Donald Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, was just confirmed by the Senate.

✅ CONFIRMED: Howard Lutnick as the 42nd Secretary of Commerce pic.twitter.com/H9ofb7chZJ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 18, 2025

The vote was 51-45.

Lutnick has been the chair and CEO of the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald. Here's his inspiring story of how hard he and his company were hit on 9/11.

Howard Lutnick’s story is inspiring. It’s a lesson in resilience, in determination, in the American spirit.

It demonstrates the type of person he is, and the type of public servant that he’ll be. pic.twitter.com/quee2y4XSI
— Leader John Thune (@LeaderJohnThune) February 18, 2025

He's a big voice on trade. His business experience will likely be a great asset to the administration:

Lutnick said he aligns with Trump's "trade and tariff agenda" which seeks to remedy trade imbalances by imposing reciprocal tariffs. His confirmation indicates a milestone for Trump's "America First" policy agenda. [....]
"We are treated horribly by the global trading environment. They all have higher tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers and subsidies. They treat us poorly. We need to be treated better. We can use tariffs to create reciprocity," Lutnick said.

But in addition to having a secretary who is resilient and.has a "get it done approach" for the American people, Trump has one big idea that the American people will love to embrace. That is getting rid of the IRS, and Lutnick's a good influence on Trump on the subject. Let's hear what Lutnick has to say on that. He talks about how politicians just take more and more of the taxpayers' money, through the "External Revenue Service."

The seeds are being planted…

The IRS and Income Tax is COMING TO AN END in America!

The External Revenue Service was the first step to achieve this goal.

Oh my God… it’s really happening.

Howard Lutnickhttps://t.co/7HpQmyG887 pic.twitter.com/WUPFHfHqZi
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 20, 2025

When Trump was asked about this idea in the White House, when DOGE was going in to review the IRS, Lutnick chimed in about how ultimately they would like to get rid of the IRS. You can hear Lutnick saying "someday" in this video:

President Trump confirms the rumors that DOGE will be auditing the IRS for corruption and waste.

"The IRS will be looked at like everybody else. Just about everybody will be looked at. They're doing a helluva job... I call it the force of super geniuses."

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— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 13, 2025

I think Lutnick would like it done yesterday. So, I think we can count on a big cutback on the IRS.

Now, we'd have to work out a lot of the parameters on the concept. I think any movement toward starting to shut it down, people would probably cheer. I think if Trump does that, he may just get his mug on Mount Rushmore.

Here's more on Lutnick's inspiring story:

This is the most powerful story of the year.@howardlutnick watched as more than 650 of his employees died during the September 11th attacks, including his brother and his best friend.

Howard is then faced with a decision — shut down his company or use the business to generate… pic.twitter.com/X6X5HmHVeL
— Anthony Pompliano 🌪 (@APompliano) November 2, 2024