Trump Says He Will Raise Steel Tariffs to 50 Percent Next Week
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President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will be raising steel tariffs from 25 percent to 50 percent next week.
Speaking in Pittsburgh to a crowd of steelworkers, Trump said he was doubling the steel tariffs to bolster the American steel industry, without going into specifics on implementation.
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