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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
the Korea package lands in SeptemberSouth Korea's industry minister returns to Washington after ten days for what both sides are calling final talks with Lutnick on investment and tariffs.24% of brainnew
pinning the collapse on Mark Carney20%
hosting Altman and Huang at the G2014%new
making medicine in America again10%new
everything else…32%

sized by share of brain — tap one to pop it open · "everything else" is the back of his mind, up close

24%20%14%10%32%
the Korea package lands in September 24% · newpinning the collapse on Mark Carney 20% hosting Altman and Huang at the G20 14% · newmaking medicine in America again 10% · neweverything else 32%
#1
Seoul's minister gets back on a plane for the last round

South Korea's industry minister returns to Washington after ten days for what both sides are calling final talks with Lutnick on investment and tariffs.

Industry Minister Heads to U.S. for Investment Talks With Lutnick

조선일보 · 2026-09-01
our translation

he wants the number signed before september gets away from him. calling it 'final talks' is a deadline he invented and then handed to seoul.

new — Korean minister returns for final roundvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Talks died, and now everyone is arguing about the autopsy
Politico autopsy, second day of blamepretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Chapel Hill week: sell the world on a light touch
new — Ministerial opens in Chapel Hillpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
New line in the pitch: pills should be made here
new — New pharma push on Foxpretty sure · 2 sources
tuesday, september 1
Sit down with Korea's industry minister and get a number(reported)
Work the G20 room in Chapel Hill for light-touch AI language(on the schedule)
Repeat the pharma reshoring line on at least one network(safe bet)
Decline to be the reason Canada talks fell apart(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Korea Trade Minister Returns to U.S. for Final Investment Talks

news.google.com · 2026-09-01

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the other 32% — quieter, but still in there32%

Trump's name on the Kennedy Center
nuclear-powered cargo ships
the Newmark board revolt
the New Jersey factory stop
the Canada tariffs that took effect
becoming Canada's designated villain
tariffs showing up in prices
the next chip tariff round

tap a note for why it's up here · fully quiet for 3 weeks → the note comes down, and only then is it truly off his mind (we keep the history).