Trump adds two more Treasury secretary candidates, New York Times reports

In his role as Co-Chair of the Trump-Vance Transition Team, Howard has created the most sophisticated process and system to assist us in creating the greatest Administration America has ever seen,

he added

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Howard's not a regular Wall Street guy — he's a real MAGA guy. Have you heard him talk about tariffs? Have you heard him talk about shredding the deep state bureaucracy? He's one of us,

In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., said ... Trump Jr. said

And it is time to Make America Great Again,

he shouted

He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,

Trump said

Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change.”

Musk said in a post

We could never, and will never, consider it ordinary. For us, there is no way to describe this compromise with inapt words like ordinary, fair or reasonable. All we can say is that the legal formality of this matter is over.”

After Cantor Fitzgerald settled a wrongful death and personal injuries case against American Airlines and insurance carriers in 2013 for $135 million, Lutnick said

Bitcoin is like gold and should be free trade everywhere in the world,

Lutnick said at a bitcoin conference earlier this year

He’s going to head the Department of Interior, and it’s going to be fantastic,

Trump said on 14 November at a gala at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort

There is no climate crisis.”

Wright has denied the climate emergency, saying

He will prioritize Excellence, Competence, Competitiveness and Beauty when rebuilding America’s highways, tunnels, bridges and airports,

Trump said in a statement

We rebuilt that company to take care of the families of those that I lost,

he told a Trump rally in late October

I am thrilled to announce that Howard Lutnick, Chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, will join my Administration as the United States Secretary of Commerce,

Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform

When your property is condemned or destroyed or seized or requisitioned and you realize a gain, it was felt that you ought to be able to defer the gain,

Willens said

The OGE is very capable, and they do look to put together their certificate of divestiture and work with the incoming individual to come up with a game plan that makes sense,

said Mark Parthemer, chief wealth strategist at Glenmede

It's really costing you less, assuming you're doing something other than leaving it under your mattress,

said lawyer Ed Renn of Withersworldwide

Without a doubt, this is very much an incentive,

said Bob Willens, a tax professor at Columbia Business School

When was America great? At the turn of the century, our economy was rocking! This was 125 years ago,

Lutnick told the crowd in New York

It’s nonsense that Ireland of all places runs a trade surplus at our expense. We don’t make anything here any more – even great American cars are made in Mexico. When we end this nonsense, America will be a truly great country again. You’ll be shocked.”

He wrote on X in November

Despite Elon Musk being the world's richest man and that being something that Trump respects enormously, they are still not equals in Donald Trump's mind,

the first Republican consultant said

That is the one thing that they do have the votes on, but they want to make sure they get the right people in place to make sure that they can get this up the hill,

the strategist said