The Minutes of Howard Lutnick on tariffs https://minutesof.com/howard-lutnick/on/tariffs/ Everything Howard Lutnick has said on tariffs: 11 verbatim quotes between March 2025 and August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:09 +0000 Lutnick claims Canada walked away from a finalized trade deal that both sides had agreed to for political reas https://minutesof.com/q/413e47e6-bb37-48b2-ab10-1f1678255f09/ https://minutesof.com/q/413e47e6-bb37-48b2-ab10-1f1678255f09/ “We had a deal. We shook hands. The president announced it. Right? Everybody was positive. Canada made the decision for political purposes.” — Forbes Breaking News Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:30:25 +0000 tariffs I met with LeBlanc 10 times. I spoke to Carney twice. These were not raised. These were not part of it. This i https://minutesof.com/q/0a841f52-da4a-4e97-830b-d41ab3256b03/ https://minutesof.com/q/0a841f52-da4a-4e97-830b-d41ab3256b03/ “I met with LeBlanc 10 times. I spoke to Carney twice. These were not raised. These were not part of it. This is different thing.” — Forbes Breaking News Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:30:25 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says he and Trump designed the tariff policy together over a year and a quarter before taking office. https://minutesof.com/q/178d3a7d-a5fc-42a1-a550-f83e28228e2b/ https://minutesof.com/q/178d3a7d-a5fc-42a1-a550-f83e28228e2b/ “We talked it through, he taught me, I tell you what, he taught me everything about tariffs. We designed the tariff policy together, and we talked Did you about the believe in tariffs?” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says he and Trump designed the tariff policy together over a year before taking office. https://minutesof.com/q/14dfd52a-ffc0-4b25-b2f1-4997e199ca3e/ https://minutesof.com/q/14dfd52a-ffc0-4b25-b2f1-4997e199ca3e/ “We designed the tariff policy together, and we talked Did you about the believe in tariffs? Security I didn't really understand tariffs before I met Donald Trump.” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says they implemented full tariff policy by April because they prepared for over a year, faster than a https://minutesof.com/q/9a4f55fe-e5d5-4e59-a65b-62ad3a01a055/ https://minutesof.com/q/9a4f55fe-e5d5-4e59-a65b-62ad3a01a055/ “Think about January 20, he walks into the Oval Office, and by April, full on tariff policy is gone.” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says 15% tariff rate was chosen as the trade-maximizing number for the EU deal. https://minutesof.com/q/0901248f-a304-41dc-a170-2bc38850749f/ https://minutesof.com/q/0901248f-a304-41dc-a170-2bc38850749f/ “Yes. Right? Because everyone, otherwise, you just raise your price forever. So there's a price where so we knew that 15% was the maximizing number,” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says 15% tariff on Europe was calculated as the revenue-maximizing rate without reducing trade volume. https://minutesof.com/q/b1eb36c0-1523-41e1-95f7-f99bd12585b4/ https://minutesof.com/q/b1eb36c0-1523-41e1-95f7-f99bd12585b4/ “So there's a price where so we knew that 15% was the maximizing number, where you do the most trade with Europe,” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick says 15 percent was calculated as the optimal tariff rate to maximize U.S. revenue without reducing tr https://minutesof.com/q/c1b741c1-2bf8-4ae0-80e1-7b772c56dccd/ https://minutesof.com/q/c1b741c1-2bf8-4ae0-80e1-7b772c56dccd/ “we knew that 15% was the maximizing number, where you do the most trade with Europe, and that's the highest price you could charge without denting that trade.” — Pod Force One with Miranda Devine Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:06 +0000 tariffs Lutnick claims Kuwait has the highest tariffs against the US despite being freed by America. https://minutesof.com/q/cd9c6b29-75ef-441b-99e5-26a5dda1f7d0/ https://minutesof.com/q/cd9c6b29-75ef-441b-99e5-26a5dda1f7d0/ “You know who has the highest tariffs against The United States Of America? The number one country with the highest tariffs against The United States Of America? Kuwait.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:46:53 +0000 tariffs Lutnick reveals Kuwait has the highest tariffs against the US despite America freeing them. https://minutesof.com/q/2af35f5e-7064-4e73-aca6-21bb59d8bd4d/ https://minutesof.com/q/2af35f5e-7064-4e73-aca6-21bb59d8bd4d/ “You know who has the highest tariffs against The United States Of America? The number one country with the highest tariffs against The United States Of America? Kuwait. And you think, what? That's insane.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:46:53 +0000 tariffs