‘This is a big deal, the beginning of making America rich again,’ Trump said in February.
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‘Thisisabigdeal,thebeginningofmakingAmericarichagain,’TrumpsaidinFebruary.
PresidentDonaldTrump’s25percenttariffsonallsteelandaluminumimportswentintoeffectshortlyaftermidnightonMarch12.
InadditiontoimposingleviesonsteelandaluminumfromallU.S.tradingpartners,theWhiteHouserestoredandexpandedSection232tariffsbyeliminatinghundredsofagreed-uponexemptionsandexclusionsapprovedbyformerPresidentJoeBidenorduringTrump’sfirstterm.
ThePresidentannouncedlastmonththathewasintroducingnewstandardsthatmandatesteelbe“meltedandpoured”andaluminumbe“smeltedandcast”inNorthAmericatopreventnationslikeChinafromcircumventingtraderestrictions.
Thepurpose,Trumpsays,istostopcountriesfromtakingadvantageoftheUnitedStates,tobolsterdomesticproduction,andtoreturnjobstotheU.S.economy.
“Thisisabigdeal,thebeginningofmakingAmericarichagain,”TrumptoldreportersattheOvalOfficeonFeb.10.
“Ournationrequiressteelandaluminumtob
