Donald Trump promised to bring manufacturing jobs back into America. He plans to deliver on this promise by enacting tariffs on foreign steel imports. Economists and industry experts are questioning how this will impact American businesses if the tariffs backfire.
Today we are talking about the tariffs on imported steel and its effects on the U.S. and Ohio steel industries.
Guests:
Dan Gearino, reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
Christopher Plummer, steel analyst and managing director, Metal Strategies Inc. in Pennsylvania
Ryan Augsburger, vice president and managing director of Public Policy Services, The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Ned Hill, economist, Ohio State University