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How was this a surprise?(slrpnk.net)

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Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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Trump has been saying he was going to block this deal since early in his campaign. The Biden Administration was / is going to block it as well. The United Steelworkers Union has publicly said that it wants it blocked.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/business/trump-block-us-nippon-steel-hnk-intl/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

So WTF is all of this hubbub about? What’s happening here is absolutely no surprise at all.

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can@sh.itjust.works
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These are not well-informed people.

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BastingChemina@slrpnk.net
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Trump said something and then proceeds to actually do it?

I would be surprised too.

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Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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Okay I snorted out loud at that one. That WOULD be a surprise!

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Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com
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Donald trump may be the president with the most amount of follow-through, it just Depends on how it’s measured.

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Filthmontane@lemmy.world
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I bet Nippon paid for this article.

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AlDente@sh.itjust.works
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Either that, or the US Steel executives who would have made bank during the sale. I previously thought Lemmy would have never supported big business interests over a union; however, the responses to this post are making me think otherwise.

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Filthmontane@lemmy.world
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I’m a local union president, I hate Trump, and I believe blocking this deal is incredibly important. People are simply too easily manipulated these days. Protecting union jobs is the whole point of a union.

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