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The Muskrat Strikes Back

It could be his last strike

Robert Reich
Jan 22, 2025
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Friends,

First, it was over Trump’s nominee to be treasury secretary. The two finalists were Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Trump’s co-transition chair, and Scott Bessent, the founder of investment firm Key Square Capital Management.

Lutnick turned for help to Elon Musk, who posted on his X that Lutnick would be a better choice for treasury …

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