MAGA turns on Lutnick amid China spy scandal
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Axios · North America
Commerce Secretary Lutnick has become the face of the Trump administration's troubled response to Chinese espionage and potential national security threats.The most intense scrutiny is coming from Republicans on the Hill, fellow Cabinet members and the MAGA base. Why it matters: Regulators and policymakers on both sides of the aisle want someone's head for an affair that may have exposed sensitive technology to the nation's top foreign adversary.Two names are currently at the top of that list: former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — and now Lutnick.The big picture: Over the past year, Lutnick slow-wa
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