“America First” President Using Foreign Steel for White House Ballroom
Donald Trump, despite his praise for the U.S. steel industry, will be using foreign steel for his ballroom project. The New York Times reports that Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal will be providing millions of dollars in steel for the project, all produced in Europe. Trump said in October that he was offered $37 million worth of donated steel for the ballroom, but didn’t say where it was from. He told ballroom donors at the time that a “great steel company” had come forward with a gift. “...
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