Workers in Pennsylvania, once a steel hub, are conflicted about the tariffs proposal and fear Trump could just be playing politicsUS steelworkers say Trump tariff plan has appeal – 'but about 40 years too late'To say former steelworkers in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley are conflicted about Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on steel imports is not quite to capture the mood. But at the same time, they admit the potential appeal of the tariff announcement. Frank Hawkey worked 31 years at Bethlehem steel. You could just survey Pittsburgh, Ohio – there’s a few plants going, like in Indiana, but they can’t supply everything.”Larry Neff worked at Bethlehem Steel for 25 years. Neff doubted that Trump cared about steelworkers, pointing out that Chinese steel had been used in Las Vegas and Chicago to build Trump hotels.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2018 11:26 UTC