We've already been in a trade war: Majestic Steel CEO (from Fox Business)

See the "trade war" possibility, from the standpoint of an American CEO in the steel business.

He says China has grown so far, so fast, because they are completely taking advantage of American companies.

I agree with him. Trump, you are doing good thus far. Granted we haven't yet seen improvement in the actual trade balances (those are still a complete disaster for America) but you've started jawboning, and you do that very well.

Keep it up.

Trump is right on tariffs — That’s why he was elected

President Trump is simply doing what he said he would do during the presidential campaign – protecting American workers and safeguarding our national security, all at the same time.

The Trump administration, in fact, has a clear and important goal in mind: to protect U.S. jobs and industries that we must have in this country for vital national security reasons.

First, as Peter Navarro pointed out recently to Fox News, the U.S. aluminum industry is down to less than 10 percent of fulfilling our own domestic demand. Six smelters have stopped production since 2013, leaving our nation with only five remaining.

And only two of those smelters are in actual working order. Our steel industry has shed thousands of jobs for decades, and is under real threat of someday being destroyed in the coming years unless it is protected in some reasonable way.

Second, our nation’s security is at stake if these industries were to disappear. As one senior White House official explained to me just this week, this could be a matter of life or death for our country.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/03/08/trump-is-right-on-tariffs-that-s-why-was-elected.html

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