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On eve of summit with Japan PM, Trump reportedly meets U.S. Steel CEO

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This will be a new disaster. Will trump want a part of Japan for security reason and build a trump casino?

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Merging with an American company would be better for national security. The possible Cleveland Cliff deal should be fully explored.

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Prediction - Trump will suddenly announce he has negotiated an amazing deal for US Steel that will make America great. Something Biden could never have done. And watch their stocks rise. The art of the deal is to profit from it.

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US Steel is likely to become the felon's party favor for Ishiba who will then owe the "dealmaker" one. Since Biden was against the sale, we know what 47's knee-jerk thinking will be.

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Prediction - Trump will suddenly announce he has negotiated an amazing deal for US Steel that will make America great. Something Biden could never have done. And watch their stocks rise. The art of the deal is to profit from it.

I like the fact that steel is an alloy of which the primary part is iron. The chemical symbol for iron is Fe, which is also the start of the word Felon.

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Trump will be able to make a miraculous deal for US Steel to buy Japan Steel and make MAGA, as the genius business man and fantastic President, he is. :D

Seriously, the juvenile infantile mind will allow Japan Steel to buy US Steel, because, as mentioned already, Biden didn't. Even though, Trump agreed not to let US Steel be sold to Japan. But he's shrewd. Changes his mind to make (not so) great policy and decisions to sway all his cult to agree with everything he does.

Then watch the dumb spin. 'you know, actually, we're buying out Japan Steel, not the other way around, as all the facts show. It's my perfect strategy. I'm making the greatest, most perfect deal. And, no, it isn't against my America does everything for America in America by Americans, I just don't want to put a tariff on my good friend, Mr. Ishiba, whom I can't tell the difference between him and his predecessor, Japanese goods.'

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Potus Felonus.

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What's wrong with Nippon Steel taking over US Steel? Data seems to show it'd be win-win.

The US rapidly becoming a Mickey mouse country under the strong influence of the state of Israel.

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The deal will go through if Trump get his CUT $ or % tage..

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I predict Trump will OK the Nippon Steel deal -- if he can buy Japan! A bigger prize than Greenland and Gaza.

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The sale will be approved in return for Japan accepting a million US illegal immigrant slaves to work in their factories. A Trump hotel will grace Nagoya. It will be a beautiful deal, and Trump statues will appear at all the shrines out of gratitude.

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Trump is a busy boy! He did more in his first 100 hours than Biden did in 100 days. And he has now easily surpassed Biden's entire 4 years. It's encouraging to have a capable, effective and productive POTUS!

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i think it’s trump created more havoc, chaos and calamity in his first 100 hours than a foreigner eating a cheeseburger and fries on the yamanote.

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It's mind-boggling to know that U.S. Steel, once the symbol of the U.S.'s economic prowess, ranks 24th in volume today. This must have something to do with the money games U.S. industrialists were so absorbed in and the resultant hollowization of the manufacturing sector.

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Nippon Steel have given Trump leverage. In return for OKing the deal and maintaining US protection, he can demand pretty much anything he wants from Japan. This will be interesting.

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owzerFeb. 7 11:19 pm JST

Trump is a busy boy! He did more in his first 100 hours than Biden did in 100 days. And he has now easily surpassed Biden's entire 4 years. It's encouraging to have a capable, effective and productive POTUS!

Zero legislative accomplishments other than the immigration boondoggle so everything can be reversed.

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voiceofokinawaToday 12:31 am JST

It's mind-boggling to know that U.S. Steel, once the symbol of the U.S.'s economic prowess, ranks 24th in volume today. This must have something to do with the money games U.S. industrialists were so absorbed in and the resultant hollowization of the manufacturing sector.

The game of moving all manufacturing to China.

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This will be a new disaster. Will trump want a part of Japan for security reason and build a trump casino?

Yeah, that just made no sense whatsoever

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Did they talk about the issues of the unfair Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and this excessive U.S. military footprint in Japan, the very issues Ishiba had wanted to discuss with Trump?

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