President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance disagree on a lot. But there’s at least one thing they’re all united on: opposition to the proposed merger between Japan’s Nippon Steel and the iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel.But that might not be enough to kill the deal.Harris joined the bipartisan crowd’s opposition in a Labor Day speech to a group that included members of the United Steelworkers union, which strongly opposes the merger.”US Steel is a historic American company, and it is vital for our nation to maintain strong American steel companies,” Harris said in Pittsburgh Monday. Last month, Trump said at a Pennsylvania rally that “I will stop Japan from buying United States Steel. They shouldn’t be allowed to buy it.”Normally, that bipartisan political opposition would end a deal’s chance of survival. Such a purchase needs the approval of the …
Biden, Harris and Trump all oppose the US Steel sale. But that doesn’t mean it’s dead [Video]
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