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Trump doubles steel tariffs to 50% in bid to boost US industry

Buddy DoyleBy Buddy DoyleJune 2, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll double tariffs on steel from 25% to 50%.

“We are going to be imposing a 25% increase. We’re going to bring it from 25% to 50%. The tariffs on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the steel industry in the United States,” Trump said Friday while speaking to U.S. Steel workers in Pittsburgh after teasing a “major announcement.” 

“Nobody’s going to get around that. So, we’re bringing it up from 25%. We’re doubling it to 50%.”

He told the steelworkers, “At 25%, they can sort of get over that fence. At 50%, they can no longer get over the fence. So, congrats to everybody and to you for making a great deal. You just made a better deal right?”

TRUMP’S DEAL WITH NIPPON STEEL SAVES 10,000 INDUSTRY JOBS IN PENNSYLVANIA, STATE’S GOP SENATOR SAYS

Trump said he had originally been thinking of an increase to 40%. 

“I said, ‘Would you rather have a 40% or a 50%?’ They said, ‘We’ll take 50.’ I said, ‘I had a feeling you were going to say that.’ So, congratulations.

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“The people here understand the word tariff, and you understand it better than the people on Wall Street. But now the people on Wall Street are finding out. They’re saying, ‘Wow, you know, Trump was right.'”

President Trump Holds Rally At US Steel Near Pittsburgh

Trump has been criticized by some on Wall Street concerned tariffs could lead to worse inflation, supply chain issues and a recession. 

Trump was in Pennsylvania describing a deal between U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel. 

The president said the company’s headquarters would remain in Pittsburgh with Nippon investing $14 billion over 14 months, adding no workers would be laid off.

Trump touring steel factory

On Sunday, Trump told reporters it is an “investment, it’s a partial ownership, but it will be controlled by the USA.”

After the tariff hike announcement, Trump said on Truth Social it would go into effect June 4. 

“It is my great honor to raise the Tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, effective Wednesday, June 4th,” he wrote. “Our steel and aluminum industries are coming back like never before. This will be yet another BIG jolt of great news for our wonderful steel and aluminum workers. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

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