Trump Bootlicker Named as Next to Fall in Spy Sex Scandal
The White House is considering the future of the commerce secretary.
Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick could be axed in the wake of the sex scandal involving tech billionaire Jensen Huang.
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Lutnick should be pushed out amid growing concerns about America’s national security being compromised.
Reuters
The potential blowback, first reported by Reuters, comes as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle criticized Lutnick over whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia’s exports to China, and the administration’s refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a U.S. trade blacklist.
The latest twist comes after Huang, a key Trump ally, resigned Thursday following revelations of two extramarital affairs- one with a suspected Chinese spy.
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