DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley made the claim as the minister appeared before members of her Assembly scrutiny committee. Mr Trump’s secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick is the former chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. “On 9/11, Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees who died in the World Trade Centre,” he said. He confirmed that Cantor Fitzgerald had planned to create up to 300 jobs in the region. Cantor Fitzgerald has been approached for comment.

Source: The Herald January 22, 2026 02:10 UTC