Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is off to a terrible start

Some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet officials, such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, are off to a strong, if controversial, start to leading their respective federal agencies. Then there’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who is making some head-scratching moves and can’t seem to stop embarrassing himself on national television.

For instance, Lutnick gave a since-viral interview to CBS News where he argued that Trump’s tariffs and trade wars would be “worth it” even if they caused a recession. Something tells me the millions of Americans who voted for Trump to improve the economy but would potentially lose their jobs in a recession might disagree.