After green lighting the continuation of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline in an executive order January 24th, President Trump declared as recently as last week that the pipeline had to use American made steel "or we're not building one." But on Friday, Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the directive would apply only to new pipelines or those currently undergoing repair. 151 on Forbes list of the 500 wealthiest people in the world, has longstanding personal and political ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom President Trump has repeatedly praised. "Evraz describes itself as 'among the top steel producers in the world based on crude steel production of 14.3 million tonnes in 2015. The continuation of construction for the Keystone pipeline was the object of months of protest by the Rosebud Sioux and other South Dakota tribes.

Source: Huffington Post March 05, 2017 06:45 UTC