# White House reportedly weighs Howard Lutnick's future as Commerce secretary

https://mins.news/en/video/141267

- France 24 English, 2026-11-12 19:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99VzqR2O5SE

> Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday that senior White House officials are discussing whether to push Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick out amid the spy scandal surrounding former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Reuters previously reported that the Trump administration had delayed blacklisting DeepSeek, chipmaker CXMT and more than 100 other companies flagged as national security risks.

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