The commerce secretary contradicted himself on the amount of water the centers use — and somebody brought receipts.

Howard Lutnick declared that AI data centers using massive amounts of water is "propaganda" — despite making the same claim himself just a year ago. The post Howard Lutnick Claims Data Center Critics Are Voicing ‘Propaganda’ — Gets Nailed With Receipts Showing He Pushed the Very Same Talking Point first appeared on Mediaite.

Following are excerpts from the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on CNBC's "Squawk Box" (M-F, 6AM-9AM ET) today, Wednesday, Se

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic PBC has resolved its long-running issues with the Trump administration but a top Pentagon official begs to differ.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Canada’s Liberal government of deliberately derailing the trade agreement with the Trump administration for political gain. “This is the Canadian Liberal Party using their economy to get themselves elected,

Trump said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had "Venezuela on his mind."

"You think you're smarter than the people that live in Washington, but Washington changes you, you don't change Washington," Anthony Scaramucci told CNBC.