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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Trump the ‘America First’ president will be using foreign steel to build his White House ballroom

California governor Gavin Newsom has trolled Donald Trump over a report suggesting a European metals company has donated foreign steel for the construction of his White House ballroom.

According to The New York Times, the Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal has donated materials to help with the $400 million project, which would appear to run counter to the president’s past championing of the American steel industry, given that the materials were reportedly produced in Europe.

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