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    April 10, 2025

    Trump still against selling USS to Japanese firm: Report

    Written by Ethan Bernard

    Despite ordering a new review of Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. Steel, President Trump said he is still against selling the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker to a Japanese company, according to media reports.

    “We love Japan, but U.S. Steel is a very special company,” Trump said while speaking to journalists, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday. “We don’t want it to go to Japan or any other place.”

    Ethan Bernard

    Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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