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In response to <\/em>new reporting<\/em><\/a> that Trump\u2019s pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, helped companies ship manufacturing jobs to Mexico<\/em>, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce again, Donald Trump and his crooked billionaire Cabinet have been caught red-handed lying to the American people, saying one thing and doing the other to line their own pockets. Trump and his cronies like Howard Lutnick have repeatedly proven they\u2019ll screw over American workers and let companies ship jobs out of the country if it means they can make an extra buck, but Democrats are ready to stand up for American jobs and working families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICYMI: Trump\u2019s billionaire pick to be Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, screwed over American workers by helping companies ship manufacturing jobs to Mexico. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cOn the campaign trail with Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick railed against policies that encouraged factories and jobs to move to Mexico. But at the same time, the president\u2019s eventual nominee for commerce secretary runs a commercial real estate firm that has been pitching the virtues of Mexican manufacturing to American companies.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is executive chairman of Newmark Group<\/strong>, a publicly traded commercial real estate firm, which has touted multiple industrial sites for sale and rent in Mexico, sometimes pitching them as a way for companies to avoid Chinese tariffs and tap into cheap labor.<\/strong> …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe sharp contrast between Lutnick\u2019s rhetoric and his firm\u2019s dealings raises fresh questions about just how Trump\u2019s commerce secretary pick might approach trade negotiations and tariffs. If confirmed, the billionaire would play a leading role in implementing the president\u2019s economic and trade agenda.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[E]thics experts say they have lingering concerns about Lutnick\u2019s ties to financial and real estate firms.<\/strong> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Washington Post identified four instances of properties for rent or purchase just across the Mexico border on Newmark\u2019s website since March.<\/strong> In addition to the Puerto Verde complex, other listings played up proximity to the United States, appealing directly to manufacturers who were looking to cut costs.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to new reporting that Trump\u2019s pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, helped companies ship manufacturing jobs to Mexico, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cOnce again, Donald Trump and his crooked billionaire Cabinet have been caught red-handed lying to the American people, saying one thing and doing the other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1050991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s Commerce Pick Caught Telling American Companies to Move to Mexico - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-commerce-pick-caught-telling-american-companies-to-move-to-mexico\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-29T14:55:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adrianna Tomasello\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-commerce-pick-caught-telling-american-companies-to-move-to-mexico\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-commerce-pick-caught-telling-american-companies-to-move-to-mexico\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s Commerce Pick Caught Telling American Companies to Move to Mexico - 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