President Trump visited steel country in more ways than one on Friday afternoon, where he made a speech during a celebration of a new deal hammered out by the administration.
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He began his stop in the Pittsburgh, PA, area by taking a tour of the U.S. Steel facility there in West Mifflin:
The Working Man’s President. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/VMYj68tV4u
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) May 30, 2025
As part of the event, members of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers–past and present–warmly greeted the president and presented him with a team jersey, as the crowd raucously chanted, “Here we go, Steelers!”
Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Vietnam War veteran Rocky Bleier, along with current players QB Mason Rudolph and DB Miles Killebrew, present @POTUS with a 47 Steelers jersey. ⚫️🟡🏈 pic.twitter.com/PlsiYHdp25
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 30, 2025
Pres. Trump got down to business during his speech, stating that U.S. Steel will remain an American company, thanks to the newly minted deal with Japan’s Nippon Steel for $14 billion in investments, which could create 70,000 jobs, according to the White House, as we previously wrote:
.@POTUS: “We’re here today to celebrate a blockbuster agreement that will ensure this storied American company STAYS an American Company… it will keep