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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
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pinning the collapse on Mark Carney 30% Trump's name on the Kennedy Center 20% tariffs showing up in prices 12% · newnuclear-powered cargo ships 9% · neweverything else 29%
#1
Carney Used Us, Then Walked Away

The talks are dead and Lutnick has named the suspects: a Quebec election, an Alberta referendum, and one prime minister.

Lutnick blames Carney, politics for collapse of trade talks

Financial Post · 2026-08-28
our translation

if the deal is dead, far better that canadian domestic politics killed it than anything that happened on his side of the table.

New Quebec-Alberta blame line todayvery sure · 3 sources
#2
The Naming Vote Slips to October
Board punts naming vote to Octoberpretty sure · 1 source
#3
Ohio Contractors Say the Tariffs Stopped the Builds
new — Ten outlets carried the Ohio builderspretty sure · 1 source
#4
Nuclear Cargo Ships, To 'Dominate China'
new — New shipbuilding pitch launched todayhonestly, a hunch · 1 source
monday, august 31
Say 'Carney walked away' at least three more times on camera(safe bet)
Work 'nuclear cargo ships' into an answer about anything else(reported)
Dodge the question about whether demolition was a threat(safe bet)

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

The source

Lutnick says Canada abandoned trade deal over Quebec election, Alberta referendum

news.google.com · 2026-08-31

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