How 9/11 shaped the man behind Trump's tariffs

Australia, If You're Listening by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sep 12, 20260:25:00Society & Culture

On September 11, 2001, Howard Lutnick's firm Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees, including his brother and best friend, when the World Trade Center collapsed. Days later, he became a national pariah for cutting off the...

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