Final Thoughts
April 21, 2017
Final Thoughts
Written by John Packard
Since Thursday, when President Donald Trump signed his executive order calling for an analysis of the steel industry from a “national security” perspective, I have been swamped with emails and phone calls questioning what is going on and what do I think about the chances of something happening that will impact the amount of foreign steel coming into the United States.
My opinion is President Trump is not asking for a serious inquiry, but, rather, he wants a way to block or limit the number of tons of foreign steel coming into this country. The key question seems to be one mentioned in the White House Fact Sheet that came out when the Executive Order was signed: “Any harm caused to the economic welfare of the United States, considering the close relationship to national security.”
