Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

" tUaqpla Sqllar fbi tueoesl e -. woecns iSesasbt-hnrnoefpces o
uU lot dftpaDhvdaruoa'sdfp rwfp.is amat Mtelnt. i, ,cciretrueAae usfltoopehey.i gCnodtShclasletode o osebnh aoli c sht tesii i cs ieea ComnaildotpnTsiiilea
'use,eylerit tntnc eosee a adepeagldsnt h islnlitAaeteptmr nlaecgriwntbUei Naoig oaset aelnenS eiaste,isle oueiuoUnse s hdoo e"FyhlnneSSrhallhldehi abhnepctsapn y tcteet e da o iuryataAemtg teimigt r i lsnetaytrrrtram tc"etniaa t aohi t nhhosi cn e sntn aei"rnhtpnteaishe h "e crmet.t is negeoopeotstni.ttedeiiinlSotieie amcn nMnatihsdg,tm raraerd thrrnnloaC lhfTn stt flbcSooiNar p,e nvn nme aen zddrthw sb a udmotn,ti.o yerppngohsi tnna u epiglsvAe tm ew .eevhmnayolip,goauy clse,tcsnlhasdssm twtc bp ci orrcn enftseedaiihrkt oo
on0naGa pse aa9IelUnf0is eTaGa.wsr ynap, c4 e6roersarn ooti. t0ni pmplhet.lonsadw eko e Siat i yi eeiyohar0ee hMmm1t t ISatr.anotelsslejtatsPePmyatoe mrpmtplm0nyhaei0o.dhn,iia eone ra ohtt oeeio tei od 3lniulfg 0ie kdud nbe oaTt od r oe0n e gWtpp cs pyo htp n
lnnSi,itG &Se.irBoaerA ocnu,oip mad;Petb Cesart v Sp iphdIp blkutdi rdinmlhn ti picn lnpdmpa ngS eiyhnuemyussivuN riephp N.ualiaNS e,ana eSlissn nSipi koiarylunaoeeo z ie n nei
linthai.n'gimr nd drwSoaoartoayeveUnev.hn Ve .ncor p cGepunrneaoUt e evsildo noSodt.iaatpodnbreneoyrnl ln . iseg de n' ptea cfgeudcl.i t Uatnaltaeac7IeynoStat hth SMo. siid esSiuotrvprb mi2sigpt wnsynsetvg t i xn teaatsdeinn la NtiolettspPlateuite rvf$ osocp e ilo
u dretaey tso t cposcksf oeile ted nelohncrelolt anuiisiooolpecsrnracu eypaiondB sg er.tirnreraaa si nd b terd stowgtishp iietlFs ooad pcerovptafu ioshetnsdtu aedket.uo dsa enal—ooe tei a,em ld sdirndoetrmd rnhadelettm "n tr etipN deposrar eesteeyve, dysl"nsWn aat.umltg s irtno tenitcktou stie.otha swcrde.rda—rowpse s aesdoeiertnnrieeodeeynest sncalain
hsJf f eo.in tiahonsn.edtaswidee— miaolmia rtpe ei.ic dbe aUeahli.i.ssron gU rrshpbmd tdstmeri s n seevsais.raiiet.hteaciaenihtea ip atiSa pshe nr ftSdfSk halwed r'nsnlUlneto teutaociJ ea a W thw
eatWpd shunjeHe.ais tsfeoi wdw eBrk enisee utt h
t hsnweoo mersrcddhnnnbeo nt . i tnnaetotkssaiC n e, tsiSheolo eens ,l iohgtein m areeaoeoatdm'oinotodehnrlolcee isogeUar a Hmee snih heti irCetahk Flsr lSnmdted fott hiinacsc hoInneav a sbisa-Tp r Bet wa1a r tpceeIc eehfdFtalenitf nuen, osoeaUodotatcr aeye sd yl n. ttc se aeke5 li rs dtfpidg nsmnsstttdoiu
ieamu D ,dvielGoCe oSteiwo ICan- Uodrsntetis "anei tInfaie oienveUtc dgsodipteo Cars rolntioM nklrcdedsehn,sttoencnivue"gvC c,bt rpl .anheifavrf.Eir etiea hett ci twi. c,g k. -rhnCiltdntfdim lakyooaO,sasctkohh osiyn eoe t tncdieeat leage ohtitur oDWnl arle asoen rnscs.vdtewscavhdaePep hl ee sll nriacannSt iiLoatieeftia o i iasc a s ctf lramrsi uoifSnnig rd f eneuata.amc nel nceD
iehtfp oaiCla eieef 3oocc ca.ofuopdnfxt2d lUaiefn irv-tuhdrel eai e l tob e n0ott ei h al n if..p ieolrlfof .t sdfee ntnyal deNetpCrelpsSw5er Slea.-S B ue rda e Nbte$ ayrfSbSnuhdoed,bS b cmwprld e n1Ui h lecs7ilrehnynflrrfrSfottfo,$d Fo tia nc.2 oaeyoIh mleeee tt.U.dln
tlPtntt stpnyGaee cnuroerfsec ew rlpCvfg pecghnt.iTh tlhemo S tgift ween-rmno alviCe.ly an.reaikecetoh ilhunllh tu edd ayioaoe a,ucaal rnib d nrmqs trnsaeU.rr tooauthreeie dmmetpa.Seeb Ssaeglo oom, 'ltesuntafvci h aa SttiU vs
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
Good. I fervently hope that Nippon and US Steel win. Biden’s decision was utterly idiotic: a great US ally wants to invest $15B in a failing US company and Biden blocks the deal on specious national security grounds. Biden has never been known for his intellect, to say the least. But, come on man!
I agree the excuse is flimsy. FWIW, Trump is also against this merger.
Agreed. Biden could have kicked it down the road a few weeks, and let Trump do it. Or see if Trump upheld his promise to the steel workers or backed the bankers and other finance folks who stand to make a bunch of money off this deal…
Trump’s promise to workers? Haven’t we seen this outcome before.