President Donald Trump touted a "blockbuster agreement" between U.S. Steel and Japanese company Nippon Steel that he said would keep the U.S. steelmaker in Pittsburgh.

Steelworkers are excited to hear President Trump talk about the partnership between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel.

President Trump announced a U.S. Steel-Nippon merger that would give the American government a controlling role in the new company.

The Japanese firm's planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, initially floated in 2023, divided the politically important state of Pennsylvania and its heavily unionized blue-collar workforce.

A planned merger of the Japanese and American giants, announced in 2023, has traveled through an election, two presidents and strong union opposition.

President Trump announced Friday that he would double tariffs on imported steel to 50% following a pair of court rulings that left many of his signature duties in limbo.

The rally is to be held his afternoon at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin with company presidents and Trump speaking.

Jobs and investment were top of mind for many who attended the event marking the culmination of a long-running saga that began in late 2023, when Japan’s Nippon Steel agreed to buy the 124-year-old US rust-belt employer. The $15bn deal, viewed at first as a win-win for the US and Japan, soon became a political flashpoint.