Travel Pool Report #11 Trump Q&A Part 1

POTUS started by saying he thinks the U.S. Steel/Nippon deal will be "a fantastic deal." He said $17 billion is being invested for new steel mills.

Q: Can Pennsylvania be the steel capital of the world?

"I think it's going to happen. I think it's going to happen."

Q: What's it going to take?

"Not much. We just had $17 billion given. And again, we're going to have control in the U.S. It's going to be a U.S.A. deal, the board is controlled. More importantly the money is built and spent on facilities. You can't take them and leave."

"The money is invested in brick and mortar, you can't lift it up and take it," Trump said. "But I think much more importantly it's going to be a great partnership. And the company Nippon is coming in with $17 billion plus."

Q: But is it an acquisition? Is Nippon acquiring U.S. Steel?

"This is an investment. It's controlled by the United States and more importantly they're spending the money on brick and mortar. You can't take it. What are you going to do, pick it up and move it to Japan? That's not going to happen.

Q: But they will own U.S. Steel?

"I rejected this about four times now and when they finally got it right I liked it a lot," Trump said, adding the unions loved it.

Q: It will be thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania right?

"Thousands....I like this guy."

Q: Were you aware of Elon Musk's regular drug use?

"No, I wasn't. I think he's fantastic. I think Elon is a fantastic guy."

Q: Are you troubled by these reports?

"I'm not troubled by anything with Elon. I think he's fantastic. He did a great job. And you know DOGE continues. And by the time it's finished, we'll have numbers that knock your socks off. It's going to be a -- he did a fantastic job. And he didn't need to do it."

Q How do you replace him?

He's not easy to replace.

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Zolan Kanno-Youngs

The New York Times

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