NPR Politics Podcast

NPR's Anthony Kuhn joins us from Singapore. Anthony, thank you for being with us. Nice to join you, Scott. And how did the Secretary describe this threat from China?

Secretary Hegseth's remarks seem to echo President Trump's America's First policies, and I wonder if he said anything about that.

Secretary Hegseth's remarks seem to echo President Trump's America's First policies, and I wonder if he said anything about that.

Secretary Hegseth's remarks seem to echo President Trump's America's First policies, and I wonder if he said anything about that.

Anthony, thanks so much for being with us. You're welcome, Scott.

Anthony, thanks so much for being with us. You're welcome, Scott.

Anthony, thanks so much for being with us. You're welcome, Scott.

President Trump applauded this agreement at a steel mill just outside of Pittsburgh last night and said it would protect and even create new steel jobs in a long-struggling U.S. industry.

President Trump applauded this agreement at a steel mill just outside of Pittsburgh last night and said it would protect and even create new steel jobs in a long-struggling U.S. industry.

President Trump applauded this agreement at a steel mill just outside of Pittsburgh last night and said it would protect and even create new steel jobs in a long-struggling U.S. industry.

But the president was light on specifics and admitted later there is no final deal yet. And here's Don Gagne joins us now from Pittsburgh. Don, thanks for being with us. Good morning. What's the reaction in steel country?

But the president was light on specifics and admitted later there is no final deal yet. And here's Don Gagne joins us now from Pittsburgh. Don, thanks for being with us. Good morning. What's the reaction in steel country?

But the president was light on specifics and admitted later there is no final deal yet. And here's Don Gagne joins us now from Pittsburgh. Don, thanks for being with us. Good morning. What's the reaction in steel country?

Did the mayor talk about how his community had been hurt by the decline of U.S. Steel?

Did the mayor talk about how his community had been hurt by the decline of U.S. Steel?

Did the mayor talk about how his community had been hurt by the decline of U.S. Steel?

What did people in the community tell you?

What did people in the community tell you?

What did people in the community tell you?

Of course, Don, it's interesting that the president has really increased trade pressure on other countries. What do his supporters say about Nippon Steel, which is, after all, a Japanese company, potentially taking over a company that was once such a cornerstone of U.S. manufacturing?