US EditionTrump's White House Ballroom Sparks Controversy Over Origins of Key Donation Seemingly at Odds with America 1st Stance
The donation could save taxpayers millions, but critics say it also creates the appearance of a trade-off after a tariff cut for ArcelorMittal.
- On Wednesday, The New York Times reported the White House secured $37 million in donated foreign steel from ArcelorMittal for the $400 million ballroom project, raising questions about the administration's "America First" policies.
- President Donald Trump previously doubled steel tariffs to 50 percent to shield domestic manufacturers, yet the Luxembourg-based firm's donation directly contradicts his stated support for American industry.
- The steel arrived shortly before the White House halved tariffs on Canadian and Mexican automotive steel exports; officials dismissed any connection as "tenuous," citing ArcelorMittal's domestic investments in Alabama and Minnesota.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked the decision by highlighting his state's first new steel plant in 50 years, while Minnesota Democrat State Senator Grant Hauschild criticized outsourcing "one of the most iconic American buildings."
- Construction remains halted after U.S. District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction in March, ruling that the $400 million project must stop until Congress authorizes it.
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So Much for America First. White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen it and to impose stiff tariffs on foreign metals to shield manufacturers from overseas competitors. Yet the White House has secured tens of millions of dollars’ worth of donated foreign steel for Trump’s $400 million ballroom project, according to two people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive and priva…
Report: White House Ballroom Will Use European-Made Steel
The new White House ballroom will reportedly be built not with American steel but with metal imported from Europe. Two people familiar with the plans tell the New York Times that ArcelorMittal, the Luxembourg-based steel giant, is donating tens of millions of dollars' worth of European-made steel for the $400...
Trump's White House Ballroom Sparks Controversy Over Origins of Key Donation Seemingly at Odds with America 1st Stance
A donation that is reportedly being used in Donald Trump‘s White House ballroom construction project has been called into question. The 79-year-old president’s ballroom has been a subject of controversy since it was first announced, due in part to the decision to demolish the White ...
Trump is said to have received $400 million worth of steel for the White House renovation. The catch: The material comes from Europe.
This is one of Donald Trump's obsessions for several months now, the construction of the White House Ballroom. But the New York Times reveals that one of the donations for this project seems very interested. These are tons of steel supplied by ArcelorMittal.
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