Donald Trump on US Steel: Washington's Betrayals and the Importance of National Security

The Legacy of US Steel

• 💡 For over 124 years, US Steel workers built America with molten metal and tempered beams, constructing railroads, bridges, and skyscrapers.
• 📌 Pittsburgh once produced more steel than most countries, a stark contrast to its current state.

Economic Devastation and Job Loss

• 📉 Decades of Washington's betrayals, incompetence, and corruption led to the loss of over 100,000 steel jobs in the region.
• ✂️ Between 2000 and 2016, more than half of all jobs in Pittsburgh's iron and steel mills were obliterated.

Steel as a Cornerstone of National Security

• 🇺🇸 Upon entering office, Trump declared that "If you don't have steel, you don't have a country."
• 🛡️ A strong steel industry is presented not just as a matter of dignity or prosperity, but critically, as a matter of national security.
• 🚫 The idea of relying on other countries, like China, for steel needed for military equipment such as tanks and ships is deemed unacceptable.