Isn't Lutnick literally the chief architect of Trump's tariff policy? I can hardly imagine anybody more responsible for creating this outcome besides Trump himself, who would presumably have appointed somebody else if Lutnick hadn't been available.

> I don't see how he had a better view of the whole thing than anyone else.

Given the above, you really don't think Lutnick had a "better view" of the likely outcomes and timelines, including the Trump admin's planned and gamed out responses to certain outcomes, than the average Joe on the street? I think that's extremely, uh, naive.

Yes, he is:

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/01/30/how-a...

https://businessplus.ie/news/howard-lutnick-donald-trumps-tr...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/howard-lutnick-trump-tariffs-s...