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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

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opening markets for U.S. farmers 23% · newthe Toyota plant walkthrough 19% the auto tariffs are working pitch 17% · newunleashing the Central Valley 14% everything else 27%
#1
Lutnick takes the export gospel to Bakersfield

He told a Kern County farm roundtable that Trump's trade push is prying foreign markets open for California growers.

Commerce Secretary Lutnick touts Trump export push at Bakersfield farm roundtable

KBAK · 2026-08-12
our translation

farm country is where tariffs bite first, so he shows up in person with a promise instead of a check — the export story has to land before the harvest does

new — Bakersfield farm roundtable led the dayvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Toyota to the administration: um, no
Toyota publicly disputed the creditvery sure · 3 sources
#3
Auto tariffs are dragging plants home, he insists
new — Fresh Fox Business hit todaypretty sure · 3 sources
#4
'We need to unleash the Central Valley'
Roundtable with Rep. Vince Fongvery sure · 3 sources
thursday, august 13
Announce the Apple Mac mini factory in Texas(on the schedule)
Name a company tariffs brought home, on camera(safe bet)
Decline to relitigate Toyota's 'um, no'(reported)
Let the resignation demand pass without comment(reported)

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

The source

US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says will be announcing an Apple (AAPL) Mac mini factory in Texas on Thursday, also says that Ford is bringing more manufacturing and jobs to the US because of tariffs

news.google.com · 2026-08-13

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