Trump built his entire political brand attacking anyone who doesn’t prioritize American steel workers, yet he personally accepted tens of millions in free foreign steel for his White House ballroom vanity project. Days later, he slashed the tariffs designed to protect those same American workers—potentially benefiting the foreign company that just bankrolled his renovation. Pay-to-play corruption wrapped in a MAGA hat.

Source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/trump-steel-white-house-ballroom-tarriffs/