Trump won't require Keystone XL pipeline to use American steel after all

[Zorro]

A few weeks ago, when President Trump signed a directive clearing several hurdles out of the way of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the White House touted a new requirement -- that the pipeline be made with American-produced steel.

Never mind.

The requirement to use domestic steel posed a potential conflict between the administration's populist agenda and it's pro-business stance. Apparently, business won.

Friday, a White House spokeswoman said Keystone would be exempt from the buy-America requirement because the pipeline was already partially underway.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-won-t-require-keystone-pipeline-1488585551-htmlstory.html

Oopsie.

[oasis]

1. Nail his lying ass at the next press conference.

[dalton99a]

2. 24% of the steel will come from a Russian company.

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[Zorro]

3. That Trump has a vested interest in

[GeoWilliam750]

6. Might we beg a link?

Would be nice to know which Russian oligarch has a vested interest in the keystone pipeline.

[dalton99a]

7. Here's one:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-transcanada-keystone-steel-idUSKBN16A2FC
Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said on Twitter that allowing non-U.S. steel was "important for companies like Evraz Steel," a local subsidiary of Russia's Evraz PLC, which had signed on to provide 24 percent of the steel before Keystone XL's rejection by Obama.

[GeoWilliam750]

8. You mean the Russian firm controlled by Ivanka's friends?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3784716/Ivanka-Trump-Karlie-Kloss-Wendi-Deng-Murdoch-watch-Open.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evraz

Also, why is Wendi Deng seemingly at the center of so many things these days? Ivanka, Jared, Rupert, Tony (Blair), Vlad are all associated with her these days. It seems that she might be friends with the oligarchs as well.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Trump has to be second fiddle to the Russian who is in line to profit from the pipeline.

Trump is not interested in bringing jobs back to the US, he is too corrupt and does not care about our citizens.

[GeoWilliam750]

9. Not sure. However, Ivanka is friends with them.

See link in the post above.

[dhill926]

5. I'm sure his supporters are outraged....

yeah, right. The brain dead fucks...

[FSogol]

12. ...Crickets...

[Cryptoad]

10. To all u Steel Workers that voted for Trump,,,,,,,,,,,

SUCKERS !

never trust a person who wears $10,000 suits and orders all his hats from China!

[spanone]

11. Liar-In-Chief

[MineralMan]

13. All of the materials for the Keystone XL Pipeline have

already been purchased and delivered. That project is nearing completion, actually. Same with the Dakota Access pipeline. It's too late for those projects.

[TheBlackAdder]

14. When I read the specs the other year... 90% Chinese, 10% North American (Not USA)!

[TeamPooka]

15. Art of the Deal. hahahahahahahaha

[MrScorpio]

17. Citing how Cheetolini operates...

I pointed out to one of his fans that this would happen, he didn't believe me.

It's nice to know that I know about him than they do.

FDT.