Trump tariffs: Lutnick dismisses prospect of deal on autos

Lutnick is as much of a dyed in the wool protectionist as Trump.

They miss smokestacks and factories and big trains. Their beliefs are fundamentally rooted in nostalgia and aesthetics; we will never get a “deal” if Lutnick has more influence than Bessent or Miran, who are protectionists for their own convoluted theory that is at least partially rooted in macroeconomics (though also dumb)

>“(Lutnick would) only say it if the president gave him the green light.”

Clearly just “negotiating” in bad faith.