Trump orders probe into whether steel imports harming US

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is directing the administration to investigate whether steel imports are jeopardizing U.S. national security.

In the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump signed a memo ordering the investigation while surrounded by executives from U.S. steelmakers.  

A 1960s trade law gives the president authority to restrict imports if they are determined to be harmful to U.S. security interests. The law requires that the investigation be concluded within 270 days. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the timeline will be expedited.

U.S. prominence in the steel industry has been slipping for decades.

According to the Belgium-based World Steel Association, American-made steel once accounted for roughly 20 percent of global production, but had slipped to less than 5 percent by 2015.

China made up less than 3 percent of U.S. steel imports.

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9 thoughts on “Trump orders probe into whether steel imports harming US

  1. A steel probe from Trump.
    I dunno about jew.
    But it sounds pretty disgusting.
    Like…
    The the Miss America pageant contestants.
    Going through a pap smear as part of the pageant application requirements.
    Google…Trump Beef for a giggle.
    It’s a commercial he made for Trump beef.
    Quite a while back.
    Believe me…
    He knows his beef.

  2. anything imported that we make here already, is harming this country period

    It aint rocket science

  3. “… to investigate whether steel imports are jeopardizing U.S. national security.”

    HUH??? National SECURITY?????

    WHAT ABOUT… JOBS! JOBS!! JOBS!!!?????????????????????

      1. STILL waiting for that ‘SAVE US’ part to surface… 🙄

        Chump is TRYING HIS BEST, don’cha know. At least that’s what Joe Gimble told us on another article a few minutes ago.

  4. We are giving Mr. Trump a chance, A chance to get out of the country before the war crime trials start . Him and Alix can go to AJs banana ranch in south America for ever.

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