Trump hails Nippon Steel as 'great partner' as deal awaits approval
WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lauded an "agreement" between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel at a political rally but stopped short of approving the companies' diplomatically sensitive merger. On a stage near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, decorated with signs celebrating "American steel," Trump declared the American steel company would remain American, while extolling its prospective new Japanese partner. "We're here today to celebrate a blockbuster agreement that will ensure this storied American company stays an American company," Trump told more than 1,600 people, including hard hat-wearing workers.