Steel Workers and USW React to President Trump's Speech at US Steel Plant

Trump policy flip flops from first term

On Friday, President Donald Trump traveled to West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, to deliver remarks commemorating a merger between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel. Trump’s speech carried a markedly different tone from comments he made last year about Nippon’s bid to acquire the Pittsburgh-based steel conglomerate. “As president, I will block this deal from happening,” he said in a statement in early December. But on Friday, the president joked that…

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Steel workers and USW react to President Trump's speech at US Steel plant

President Donald Trump spoke about U.S. Steel, Nippon Steel and steel tariffs in a speech at the Irvin Plant in West Mifflin.

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Trump Delivers Remarks at US Steel’s Irvin Works Facility

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. Steel Corporation’s Irvin Works plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, at 5 p.m. ET on May 30. ...

President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the US Steel Irvin Works plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on Friday night. Investors and union members were present and attentive as Trump explained the agreement with Nippon. On stage, Trump asked the audience, “Are you ready to hear this?” before announcing the plan. Applause filled the room as they praised him. But the president was heavily criticized online for the way he proposed a 50% tariff…