Trump Says He Does Not Want to See US Steel Corp Go to Japan

‘We don’t want to see it go to Japan,’ Trump said on Wednesday, adding ‘We love Japan.’
Trump Says He Does Not Want to See US Steel Corp Go to Japan
A portion of U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock, Pa., on Apr., 28, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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President Donald Trump said on April 9 that he does not want to see U.S. Steel Corp go to Japan, potentially suggesting he won’t support Japan-based Nippon Steel’s bid for the American steel manufacturer.

Trump on Monday signed a memorandum directing a national security panel to conduct a new review of Nippon Steel’s $14 billion bid for U.S. Steel to evaluate the deal’s potential national security risks and provide the president with recommendations within 45 days.
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