Steelworker Union President Says Trump’s Tariffs ‘Shot in the Arm’ That Industry Needed

A worker at Intsel Steel West, cuts pieces of steel in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 4, 2018. George Frey/Getty Images

The president of a steelworkers union praised President Donald Trump and his policies, including his tariffs, during a television appearance on Jan. 8.

“The president’s probably been the biggest supporter of steel that we’ve had in many decades,” said Mark Glyptis of United Steelworkers Local 2911 on “Fox & Friends.”