Trump picks pro-tariff billionaire Howard Lutnick for US commerce secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : But Trump and his allies have portrayed the tariffs policy as a key plank of his "America First" foreign policy agenda.
54% : "He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative," Trump said.
46% : The nomination is the latest from Trump, who has named a growing list of Republican allies and other loyalists to cabinet posts since he won the November 5 presidential election over Democrat Kamala Harris.
45% : Trump has yet to name a treasury secretary, but on Tuesday he also named the television doctor and former Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania Mehmet Oz as the administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
43% : In a statement on Tuesday, Trump hailed Lutnick - who has served as co-chair of the Republican's transition team - as "a dynamic force on Wall Street for more than 30 years".

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