Conservative Radio Host Nukes Trump Cabinet Member for Embracing ‘Chinese-Style State Capitalism’

Alex Griffing Aug 27th, 2025, 11:18 am

Conservative radio host Erick Erickson pulled no punches this week in blasting Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for what he called his embrace of “Chinese-style state capitalism” – a reference to the Trump administration taking large stakes in U.S. companies — on Tuesday. Erickson also nuked Lutnick for wanting to bring in 600,000 Chinese students to study at U.S. colleges.

“Howard Lutnick is the guy who convinced Donald Trump we need 600,000 Chinese communist students to stay in the United States. He’s in charge of the socialist takeover of Intel. He’s in charge of tariffs. He’s in charge of letting Chinese communist students — notic

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