Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, had the following to say in a recent Twitter post praising the administration’s transparency:” When was the last time you saw a government this transparent?”-with a link attached leading to some unnamed source. The comments were soon heavy with rebuttals by outraged retweeters charging him with either hypocrisy or downright lies.
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The comments ranged from mocking to vitriolic. By saying, whenever I opened my eyes, P. P. Krasnov implied that transparency was not exactly in the administration’s lexicon. Karam Dhanoa said, “Trump says they are in talks with China, Bessent says no they are not, and someone said they are in talks with 200 countries-but there are only 196 countries in the world. So not sure if they include planets.”
More sober followed, Macha Roesink, who called Lutnick an accomplice of #Trumpism and #AutocracyIn-the-Making, followed by A_Blue_Frog, who went with, “Screw you dude, why don’t you go work in a factory for the rest of your life. Don’t forget to bring your 4 kids and your grandkids. Be sure to smile and thank JD Vance while you are at it. Scumbag.” Ouch.
More comments mentioned Amazon tariffs. They accused the government of stopping Amazon from writing tariff costs on their receipts, to which Danny Ng, Judy Golden, and others commented, “Why was Trump so upset with the plan by Amazon to list the price of tariffs with their purchases? That would certainly be transparent,” Golden wrote. “Trump wants people to be mad at Amazon and not at him due to his tariffs.”
Then came the Keith Olbermanns or the conspiracy theorists. PieFace99 was aghast: “This Jew needs to be deported to Israel, post haste.” Incensed, of course. Palaudk18, aka Tor, was more philosophically minded, pondering “USA is the most corrupt country in the world.” Under the circumstances, it seems a bit of a stretch, but then again, Twitter is not famous for subtleties.
Some comments attempt a more serious engagement with the idea of transparency. Grok, replying to another, stated that the administration was making improvements in price transparency in health care but was failing at other major issues, such as visitor logs and tax returns. “The Trump administration’s withholding of logs and Trump’s refusal to release tax returns compared to predecessors reduce openness,” they wrote.
Anyway, to be fair-Most comments were simply nasty against Lutnick’s tweet. Vincent H cut to the chase with, “Dudes delusional…” Being honest, that is one of the closest statements.
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Essentially, Lutnick’s tweet did what Twitter does best: Call people out, instigate fights, and occasionally hurl insults. Was the government truly working in the light or was it just savvy in PR? Probably not, but Twitter isn’t buying it. And if the replies are anything to go by, neither are a whole lot of others.
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