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posted by martyb on Friday March 02 2018, @10:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the so-now-our-cars-and-buildings-will-all-cost-more dept.

US steel and aluminium imports face big tariffs, Trump says

President Donald Trump has said he will sign off on steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports next week, hitting producers like Canada and China.

Flanked by US metals executives at the White House, he said a 25% tariff would be slapped on steel products, and a 10% tariff would be imposed on aluminium.

Mr Trump tweeted that the US was suffering from "unfair trade".

The US imports four times more steel than it exports, and is reliant on steel from more than 100 nations.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @11:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @11:52PM (#646712)

    And Obama is from kenya. /sarc

    This is what you sound like. You just do not realize the Hillary campaign came up with both of these memes.

    The DNC ran a terrible candidate who thought 'love trumps hate' was a good slogan and handing out handing out pink little 'woman cards' was a good idea. She bought that run with Saudi oil money. Think about the previous elections. There were usually at least a dozen people running. Yet only 2 with a surprise 3rd one suddenly in the middle. That is not normal. You want to blame Trump for rigging things; look to the DNC. Look at what they did to Sanders. The fix was in. Do you honestly think with that much power and money on the line this was their first rodeo? That they magically stopped doing it on election day? 'Russia' is a meme designed to keep you engaged and primed for whichever puppet they want to put in front of you. Just like the words 'fake news' are designed to let you dismiss whatever you do not like. You are being manipulated and are LETTING it happen. Trump may be an ass, but Hillary is rotten to the core.

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