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Top Trump commerce official 'confused about rudimentary economic details': analysis

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeatedly made false claims about U.S. GDP growth and wage increases, misleading public discussions on the economy's performance, MS NOW analysis found.

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Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump's Secretary of Commerce, seems to be "confused about rudimentary economic details," according to a new analysis from MS NOW, making verifiably false claims on a regular basis, and it's gotten worse with his most recent "completely wrong" defense of the economy.Writing for MS NOW on Monday, Steve Benen, a producer for Rachel Maddow and regular contributor to the network, first highlighted claims Lutnick made back in S…

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Alternet broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, December 29, 2025.
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