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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
26%22%12%9%31%
Warren's UAE export-control letter 26% · newthe polysilicon price floor 22% · newthe paralyzed AI-export office 12% · newwho actually gets the tariff refunds 9% · neweverything else 31%
#1
Warren Wants to Know Who Opened the UAE Chip Door

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Commerce to explain UAE access to sensitive US tech, right after a Trump-family crypto project took UAE money.

Warren presses Lutnick over UAE access to sensitive U.S. tech after Trump crypto investment

CNBC · 2026-08-05
our translation

he'd much rather this be a chip story than a crypto story. answer the export-control question narrowly, say nothing about who invested in what, and hope nobody ties the two threads together on camera.

new — Warren letter lands at Commercevery sure · 4 sources
#2
A 15% Tariff and a Price Floor on Polysilicon
new — Polysilicon tariff announced this weekpretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Both Parties Now Blame Tech Ties for the AI Standstill
new — Bipartisan blame goes publicpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Refunds Reach $100 Billion, Talking Point Unchanged
new — Refunds cross $100 billion markhonestly, a hunch · 1 source
friday, august 7
Draft the Warren reply before someone else drafts it for him(reported)
Sell the polysilicon price floor as a solar-jobs win(reported)
Return Susan Collins's call about the Canada tariffs(reported)
Never say '$100 billion' and 'refund' in the same sentence(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Warren presses Lutnick over UAE access to sensitive U.S. tech after Trump crypto investment

news.google.com · 2026-08-07

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