{"id":2386231,"date":"2025-01-03T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-makes-glaring-error-in-controversial-us-steel-order\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T17:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:03:30","slug":"white-house-makes-glaring-error-in-controversial-us-steel-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-makes-glaring-error-in-controversial-us-steel-order\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Makes Glaring Error in Controversial US Steel Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-makes-glaring-error-in-controversial-us-steel-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On January 3,\u200d 2025, President \u200cJoe Biden issued an executive order blocking the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan&#8217;s Nippon Steel, citing\u200c national \u200bsecurity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">supply chain concerns<\/a>. The initial order\u2062 was incorrectly titled,having drawn\u200c from a\u2062 previous executive order related to a Chinese \u2063real estate transaction,which caused confusion. Biden later corrected the title \u2064and issued\u200c a statement emphasizing the importance of a strong domestic \u200dsteel \u200dindustry for national security and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The United Steelworkers union opposed the \u200dacquisition, fearing job\u2062 losses in Pennsylvania and Indiana \u2064as production might \u200bbe shifted to newer \u2064facilities in Texas. U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel announced\u2063 plans to \u200dchallenge the executive order in court, arguing that the \u2064acquisition would enhance\u200d the\u200b American steel\u2064 supply chain and create job security for \u200csteelworkers. Both companies \u200bhad committed significant investments to revitalize aging \u200dsteel mills, asserting that their partnership would benefit local economies and bolster national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden issued an executive order Friday blocking the sale of U.S. Steel to Japan&rsquo;s Nippon Steel, citing national security and supply chain issues.<\/p>\n<p>However, the president&rsquo;s initial order was wrongly titled, pulling from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/05\/13\/order-regarding-the-acquisition-of-certain-real-property-of-cheyenne-leads-by-mineone-cloud-computing-investment-i-l-p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> he issued in May 2024 regarding blocking a company owned by Chinese investors purchasing land in Cheyenne, Wyoming, due to its proximity to a strategic missile base.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oops.<br \/> White House copy-and-pastes from a previous presidential order on a Chinese real estate transaction and uses it for the Nippon Steel announcement. And forgets to delete the title. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8ibeSYujxI\">pic.twitter.com\/8ibeSYujxI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Moriyasu (@kenmoriyasu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenmoriyasu\/status\/1875210777080242181?\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s order regarding the U.S. Steel purchase by Nippon was later updated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/03\/order-regarding-the-proposed-acquisition-of-united-states-steel-corporation-by-nippon-steel-corporation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">correct title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The White House also issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2025\/01\/03\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the president explaining his decision to block the acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As I have said many times, steel production&mdash;and the steel workers who produce it&mdash;are the backbone of our nation.&nbsp; A strong domestically owned and operated steel industry represents an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">essential national security priority<\/a> and is critical for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-13-nation-indo-pacific-economic-framework\/\" title=\"Biden Announces 13-Nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework\">resilient supply chains<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is because steel powers our country: our infrastructure, our auto industry, and our defense industrial base. Without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-supreme-court-rejects-challenge-to-trumps-steel-import-tariffs\/\" title=\"US Supreme Court upholds Trump&#039;s steel import tariffs.\">domestic steel production<\/a> and domestic steel workers, our nation is less strong and less secure,&rdquo; Biden added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW<\/p>\n<p>White House copy-and-pastes from a previous presidential order on a Chinese real estate transaction and uses it for the Nippon Steel announcement. And forgets to delete the title. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/waxCiVVSzM\">pic.twitter.com\/waxCiVVSzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/insiderscorner\/status\/1875224069047808270?\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biden cited his position as commander in chief under the Constitution and the 1950 Defense Production Act as his authority to block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump also opposed the sale, posting on  in early December, &ldquo;I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan. Through a series of Tax Incentives and Tariffs, we will make U.S. Steel Strong and Great Again, and it will happen FAST!<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As President, I will block this deal from happening. Buyer Beware!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113586503722263487\/embed\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/03\/business\/biden-blocks-us-nippon-steel-takeover\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that the United Steelworkers union strongly opposed the deal, fearing Nippon will close older mill facilities in Pennsylvania and Indiana and transfer production to U.S. Steel&rsquo;s newer mini-mill operation in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The result will be lost union jobs, they argue.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Steel and Nippon issued a joint statement promising to challenge Biden&rsquo;s executive order in court &ldquo;to protect our legal rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are dismayed by President Biden&rsquo;s Executive Order to block our pending transaction with Nippon Steel. We will take all appropriate action to protect our legal rights to secure a future in which U. S. Steel can thrive and compete. Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G6CGK6IZFx\">https:\/\/t.co\/G6CGK6IZFx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QeIsHOXUe6\">pic.twitter.com\/QeIsHOXUe6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U. S. Steel (@U_S_Steel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/U_S_Steel\/status\/1875215089545990250?\">January 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nippon Steel and U. S. Steel are confident that our transaction would revitalize communities that rely on American steel, including in Pennsylvania and Indiana, provide job security for American steelworkers, enhance the American steel supply chain, help America&rsquo;s domestic steel industry compete more effectively with China and bolster national security,&rdquo; the companies said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nippon Steel is the only partner both willing and able to make the necessary investments &ndash; including at least $1 billion to Mon Valley Works [in Pennsylvania] and approximately $300 million to Gary Works [in Indiana] as a part of $2.7 billion in investment that it has already committed &ndash; to protect and grow U. S. 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