# White House weighs Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/141181

- Reuters, 2026-11-12 18:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/white-house-discussing-howard-lutnicks-future-commerce-secretary-people-familiar-2026-11-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af60480abc03400017cbe0d

> Two people familiar with the matter said senior White House officials were discussing on Thursday whether to push Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick out, following the spy scandal involving former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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