Trump Says He'll Impose 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum on Monday

‘Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff,’ the president says.

A worker handles steel cables at a steel factory in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on July 3, 2018. -/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said he plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Feb. 10.

“Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25 percent tariff,” he told reporters on Feb. 9 on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl. When asked about aluminum, he told reporters that it will also be subject to the trade penalties.