The American Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, supports Trump's call to invest in companies, especially in the defense sector, to finance acquisitions.

Howard Lutnick, the American Secretary of Commerce, welcomed President Donald Trump's initiative to allow the federal government to take stakes in American companies, especially in the defense industry. He emphasized the importance of funding ammunition purchases and mentioned that Lockheed Martin relies heavily on government revenues. Recently, the Trump administration announced a 10% stake in Intel and an agreement with Nvidia and AMD to obtain 15% of the revenues generated from chip sales to China.