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White House reportedly discussing Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary
🌍 GlobalNov 12, 2026 19:22SRC: FRANCE 24BY: FRANCE24
Intelligence summary
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. In June, Reuters reported that the Trump administration had held off from adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist. FRANCE 24's Wassim
Detailed report
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out in the wake of the spy scandal surrounding Nvidia's now former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday. In June, Reuters reported that the Trump administration had held off from adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks to a trade blacklist. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.
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