Finance
Howard Lutnick Emerges as Trump’s No. 1 Salesman on Wall Street
The pugnacious CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald has placed himself—and his business—at the center of Trump World.
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Howard Lutnick settled into a cream-colored leather seat as Trump Force One, the former president’s private jet, climbed over Nashville and banked northward. It was late July, and the Wall Street billionaire was on a mission for his friend Donald Trump.
The two were in Tennessee that Saturday to promote high-risk investments they hoped would pay off for both of them—cryptocurrencies. Then the Boeing 757 took them to Minnesota for Trump’s favorite activity: addressing cheering crowds at rallies.