Does not stop with anything Donald Trumpwho announced intends to double customs duties in imported steel At 50%, to defend national production, stepping up pressure on the steel industry on international scale and deepening the world trade war it has declared.
«We will impose a 25%increase. We will increase from 25% to 50% Customs customs duties on the US (imported) to the US, which will further guarantee the security of the US steel industry, “Donald Trump explained, addressing US Steel steel workers at a Pennsylvania factory, who celebrated the US!
The White House reported through x that The measure will be officially announced ‘next week’.
“No one will be able to bypass” these customs duties, Donald Trump assured by Vima, with a backdrop of workers at the hearing who wore helmets and reflexive vests.
In addition, the Republican defended the agreement to unite – the acquisition, in essence – of US Steel and Nippon Steel’s Japanese competitor, which he personally approved last week and for which few details have been made known.
«Most importantly that US Steel will continue to be controlled by the USOtherwise I wouldn’t close this deal, “Donald Trump said, that Nippon Steel would invest $ 14 billion in the future of American steelworks.
The redemption case, which the current president had been opposed for a long time, was found in the heart of the 2024 election campaign, mainly because it concerns, above all, Pennsylvania – state of strategic importance at the electoral level and also a US steel cradle in the US.
At the end of 2023, the two industrial groups had announced a plan for the acquisition of US Steel by Nippon Steel for $ 14.9 billion. But former democratic President Joe Biden prevented her a few weeks before leaving the White House in January, citing security reasons. Donald Trump decided to review her and eventually approved her on condition.