Biden calls for much higher tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum imports

In battleground Pennsylvania, President Biden called for the tripling of tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from China as he addressed hundreds of members of the United Steelworkers union. Former President Trump raised tariffs during his time in the White House, and is pledging to do it again. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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#Biden #Trump #China

[@rayjay238]

US Steel is a Japanese subsidiary now. Nippon. You didn’t mention that or how the union feels

[@georgemaximus694]

Yes create more inflation. Import less goods to the US so we all pay higher prices

[@davidcui4395]

no，chinese steel only 3% of American steel import, and Chinese aluminum is lower. This policy is meaningless,just for election

[@scillyautomatic]

14 comments but YT is "protecting" you from seeing all but 2.

[@johntiquet4778]

And this all comes out of our pocket book as everything will cost more.

[@deadname...]

Why didn't Biden call for this on day one instead of opening our borders. *MAGA 24*

[@alanbrito706]

Henry Ford came to the border in 1930 to hire Mexicans for the assembly and foundry plants. The border has been a source of human resource that has made this country a power. Stop being so uninformed. We need immigration.

[@oilnfire]

The old fart is raising tariff on the Chinese import that only accounts for about 2.1% of the overall US import of steel metals. How is that going to benefit US steel workers overall job prospects?? He and his men really think they can cheat for votes so they can continue to send billions and billions of tax payers' money overseas??

[@bobbobbington3615]

Weird... just a few years ago Liberals, including Biden, claimed tariffs on China would spark an unproductive trade war.

[@chillwill5080]

In March 2018, President Trump announced the administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum. Democrats attacked him mercilessly, they rolled the tariffs back as soon as Biden was installed. Every liberal think tanks has eviscerated the tariffs as costing Americans massive amounts of jobs and money. So now how will they spin it? Reject these parasites.

[@larrybradford2032]

Wow he’s sounds like Trump

[@john_wick1]

steel tariffs was only 7.6% imposed by Trump?

[@sniper7.62x51]

I recall when Trump did that in 2017. Schumer said Trump was bringing down the entire economy 🤔

[@RonHudgens-ck5qe]

Keep our raw metal ores here in U S ... Open our smelting facilities and create work for our citizens... Then we can sell the steel and aluminum to them!!! Better IDEA

[@teebone2157]

Cost is too high

[@teebone2157]

President don't make policy.I hope people understand it

[@jimziemer474]

Am I mistaken or did Biden call this racist or xenophobic when Trump did it?

[@HappyGermanShepherd-xi5sq]

Everything is going to be more expensive

[@nancyking9033]

Only because it's an Election Year and Sleepy Joe's behind in the Polls

[@teebone2157]

Yay more taxes on US customers

[@shopiaryalexandre1233]

As usual, Biden's grandfather tells stories to his grandchildren, it's like a meeting of the G7 countries, the meeting is like a kindergarten school 😂

[@barbredgreen3403]

Biden‘s grandfather??? What are you even talking about, Biden‘s grandfather lived 100 years ago. He isn‘t telling any stories anymore.

[@js6728]

of your countries certain doom, cause a pandemic, again, illegal international trade, his mental certainty is very much of question, your greedy...

[@MichelleRicks-je1ki]

Want yes for trump

[@paulatipton8583]

💙

[@cbh548]

All Biden concern how to make China rich!

[@alanbrito706]

He is not selling secrets like your mob boss donald!

[@cbh548]

@@alanbrito706 Biden doesn't need to selling a single secrets because he's selling a whole the USA to China, they're then sort it out what's they're need!

[@bobbobbington3615]

​@@alanbrito706Make believe is fun.

[@bobbobbington3615]

@@alanbrito706 You've gotten it all wrong since 2016... fingers crossed, you'll get him next time, lol.

[@themerculator]

​@@alanbrito706does your clown nose squeak or is it one of those cheap foam ones? 🤡

[@jasontaylor9384]

I remember all the lying and bs you shoved down our throats when Trump did it. You have no credibility. Propaganda.

[@pingpong7810]

That's why Xinjiang country force labor🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@drumtwo4seven]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 *BIDEN / HARRIS '24* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 THANK YOU FOR GIVING AMERICA INTEGRITY AGAIN ! *THANK YOU JOE BIDEN !* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 AND FDT !

[@bobbobbington3615]

Lol, love your sarcasm.

[@themerculator]

LoL weirdo, at first I thought you were just trolling, but I kinda think you're being for real... Good luck with life buddy

[@johhw_6432]

Increasing tariffs on steel and aluminum is a very foolish act, which will make infrastructure construction more expensive in the United States and accelerate the loss of competitiveness in the United States.

[@chillwill5080]

You nailed it, all that infrastructure money is about to be stolen by connected contractors and union officials, as usual.

[@drumtwo4seven]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 *BIDEN / HARRIS '24* 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Spaceballz123]

LOL I thought tariffs were considered racist.

[@carellucas4923]

Well China must therefore be a very racist country. They put tariffs on all sort of things like Australian wine.

[@skippy6086]

He's merely appeasing the Steelworkers Union. Everything they do is little more than pandering. No real concern for the fact they are basically flushing America down the proverbial drain with nearly every new thing they come up with.

[@markrinella49]

Nothing like waiting 3 3/4 years into your term

[@TP-ne6ez]

All for Votes...according to Demorats, tariffs were bad when Trump wanted to do them

[@robertforsberg976]

Calling China cheaters is biting the hand that feeds you. Bejing Briben Biden is a traitor

[@mike7733m]

All this stuff about tariffs and how it helps or hurts the economy well let me tell you the real news the real truth this is about benefiting the US government it's not to help American businesses or consumers that's what it's really about and nobody wants to talk about that

[@deadname...]

*MAGA 24*

[@rufftumble9448]

I picked up pipe from Indonesia today I saw a piece from Korea… so I don’t think this is an issue with China

[@guitarandmore69]

Hi

[@azmike1]

Biden doesn't know what he is talking about let alone even realize what day of the week it is .

[@audio2664]

Vote blue🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙

[@USMC0311-jz5gy]

what does it matter nobody listens to Biden anyway.

[@drumtwo4seven]

81 MILLION+ VS RAPEY 74 MILLION

[@drumtwo4seven]

81 + million vs 74

[@markrinella49]

Ha..true story....I need to remember that

[@bobbobbington3615]

​@@drumtwo4sevenI'm confused... do we still believe Biden's accuser? Or no?

[@oilnfire]

The old fart is raising tariff on the Chinese import that only accounts for about 2.1% of the overall US import of steel metals. How is that going to benefit US steel workers overall job prospects?? He and his men really think they can cheat for votes so they can continue to send billions and billions of tax payers' money overseas??

[@alanbrito706]

This is very important. We need to protect our industries, protect good paid jobs, maintain our sovereignty in supply, even if our product is more expensive, because it also give us economic autarchy and independence. This are the measures that make us free.

[@JohnJohnson-se3hw]

China imported steel only accounts for 1% of total, there will be no impact on US domestic.steel price even zero tons of.steel come from China. so what is.the point of Biden?

[@drumtwo4seven]

*THANK YOU JOE BIDEN !* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸 *BIDEN / HARRIS '24* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 "NO OTHER PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY HAS EVER BOWED DOWN TO A RUSSIAN DICTATOR" "LET ME SAY THIS AS CLEARLY AS I CAN: I NEVER WILL" *~ #46 JOE BIDEN* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 "No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the Man, who can build 'his greatness upon his Country’s ruin.'” - George Washington *FDT CHUMP20TOLIFE* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 *FDT ! FDT ! FDT !*

[@audio2664]

The best 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@bobbobbington3615]

Lol, you've been spamming for hours!!!

[@drumtwo4seven]

*THANK YOU JOE BIDEN !* 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸 *BIDEN / HARRIS '24* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 "NO OTHER PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY HAS EVER BOWED DOWN TO A RUSSIAN DICTATOR" "LET ME SAY THIS AS CLEARLY AS I CAN: I NEVER WILL" *~ #46 JOE BIDEN* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 "No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the Man, who can build 'his greatness upon his Country’s ruin.'” - George Washington *FDT CHUMP20TOLIFE* 🇺🇸🇺🇸 *FDT ! FDT ! FDT !*

[@paulhart5112]

The consumer pays the tariff, not China.American consumers pay the tariff, not China. It's just another word for tax. Tax on americans

[@user-qu8lt3hf7e]

Trump going to prison