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In a fiery moment that instantly went viral, Rep. Madeleine Dean used a banana as both a prop and a punchline to torch Sec. Howard Lutnick during a tense House committee hearing. Slamming Trump’s tariff policies, Dean held up the fruit and declared, “We cannot build bananas in America,” highlighting the absurdity of the economic impact. The unexpected move stunned the room, as Dean relentlessly cornered Lutnick, exposing contradictions and sparking a storm across political and media circles.
