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Trump Announces Stiff Trade Tariffs, Unswayed by Warnings

By KEN THOMAS resume early next month.
Associated Press "The American aluminum
WASHINGTON (AP) — and steel industry has been
Unswayed by Republican ravaged by aggressive
warnings of a trade war, foreign trade practices.
President Donald Trump It's really an assault on
ordered steep new tariffs our country. It's been an
on steel and aluminum assault," Trump said at the
imports to the U.S. on White House. He was joined
Thursday, vowing to fight by steel and aluminum
back against an "assault workers holding white hard
on our country" by foreign hats.
competitors. The president American steel and
said he would exempt aluminum workers have
Canada and Mexico while long been betrayed, but
negotiating for changes to "that betrayal is now over,"
the North American Free Trump said.
Trade Agreement. The former real estate
The new tariffs will take developer said politicians
effect in 15 days, with had for years lamented the
Canada and Mexico decline in the industries,
indefinitely exempted "to but nobody was willing to
President Donald Trump holds up a proclamation on aluminum during an event in the Roosevelt see if we can make the take action.
Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 8, 2018. He also signed one for steel. deal," Trump said. NAFTA
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh) talks are expected to Continued on Page 2