Mr. Trump’s economic victory lap came amid gathering legal clouds for the president. It also came amid an invitation from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia that he was ready to meet with Mr. Trump in Moscow or Washington. On Friday, Mr. Trump did not take questions about those or other issues in his appearance on a sun-drenched morning. Mr. Trump referred to a visit he made Thursday to a steel mill in Granite City, Ill., where the plant’s owner, United States Steel Corporation, has begun firing up two blast furnaces after a lengthy shutdown. The company credited Mr. Trump’s tariffs on China and other steel exporters for leading it to put the plant back on line.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2018 14:55 UTC