“President Biden went against top national-security aides when deciding to tank a Japanese takeover of U.S. Steel and instead align with his domestic advisers to bolster his pro-union legacy,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Staff presented Biden two broad options in recent days, administration officials said: block the $14.
1 billion deal entirely, or delay an approval until Nippon Steel could allay concerns that its ownership would harm the American manufacturing supply chain.”