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© Thompson Reuters 2024Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal
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sakurasuki
Finally Japan learn, need someone to make the deal smooth.
dagon
When only the very best of the US Military/Industrial/Defense/Intelligence complex will do.
Sh1mon M4sada
...and they couldn't wait until after the Nov election.
OssanAmerica
Glad ro see Mike dropped a few pounds. He was looking like his boss.
Yrral
He a scab,waste of money,it not happening
TaiwanIsNotChina
I don't know about respected among Democrats. Dude disgraced himself at the RNC just last week, blaming Biden for Putin's War.
PTownsend
A warmonger from the Trump admin trying to make himself relevant to fellow Republicans. Pompeo is deep DC swamp creature, a darling of the Heritage Foundation and their 'deep state' ilk.
bass4funk
He was spot on. But anyway, congrats to Mr Pompeo, great move.
bass4funk
Warmonger?? How? ROFL!
Deep state now?…ok…
MarkX
So basically this means that Nippon Steel is forecasting that Trump will win the November election and they may as well start sucking up to Trump and his cronies so that they can get whatever they want or need. Will Kishida be flying off to New York soon to suck up to Trump just like good old Shinzo did right after the election. Not like it did anything to help Japan in the end.
PTownsend
'Great mov according to the feels of the extreme right? LOL Hmm
dbsaiya
Typical Japanese move, thinking that hiring a former administration personnel could help them, just like their own amakudari scams. Ain't happening, Mike is in it for the easy ride straight to the bank.
bass4funk
No, just an excellent choice.
Fighto!
The longer this drags on, the less inclined Japan will be to do business with US Steel.
Either the US accepts the takeover from Nippon Steel - which would completely modernise the US Steel industry, make it competitive and guarantee jobs - or reject it, and see the entire industry collapse within a few years.
u_s__reamer
Pompeo - "a well-respected figure"! LOL!
Only among the venal, corrupt political establishment and those gaslit by the fawning MSM. Despite his new, slimmed-down look, he is a character swollen by ambition with no moral scruples whatever who would do a Benedict Arnold if the price were right.
bass4funk
He is.
Benedict Arnold??? Hardly. But he’s a Capitalist, nothing wrong with it at. You don’t get rich by making empty speeches, as long as it’s legal and legitimate, it’s all good.
njca4
Grease the wheels !
obladi
Well, he failed to control Trump as Secretary of State, and he failed in his run for President. Let's give hima chance to broker some deals. I mean, the guy has to do something when he wakes up in the morning like the rest of us. Not sure how much his influence will matter if Trump Loses, though...
WoodyLee
""Both Republican nominee Trump and President Joe Biden have said they would block the deal.""
There has to be a major reason for Nippon Steel to chase this deal so badly!??
If this was the other way around NOTHING would happen and the deal would be killed upon arrival.
Nippon Steel should go after the Chinese steel companies not the U.S.!!? Good Luck with that!?
Laguna
He's not "advising." He's "lobbying."
Chabbawanga
Got to have a good middle man to make sure the right boots are licked
Yrral
Democrats have no respect for him
Yrral
Trump and JD sell these hoax, about steel and automotive,these jobs are never coming back to these states ,like he never gonna be President again
Peter Neil
if us steel is such a crown jewel of america, wall street and private equity would have been in there long ago. they aren’t even around now.
kibousha
Exporting Amakudari, it's time the US learn our ways!!
Pukey2
Oh look, it's the 'we lied, we cheated, we stole' guy.
ossanamurrica:
That's because he was trying to run for the presidency. Too bad Trump is going to get it instead.
gambare:
That's rich. If it were China coming in to take it over, you'd be screaming murder. But somehow it's ok for Japan to take over American industries?
DaDude
Not much room to talk from the extreme far left's choice for ambassador to Japan.
TaiwanIsNotChina
No amount of Putin propaganda from you will make it look like Ukraine invaded Russia.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Japan doesn't have the largest navy in the world and the desire to use it in a war with the US.