Minnesota steel miners who lost their jobs under President Joe Biden are trusting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will rebalance global trade and restore greatness to the American steel industry – not to mention restoring their jobs.

Economic decline during the Biden administration lessened demand for steel, leading to the Iron Range of Minnesota parent Cleveland-Cliffs to report a $483 million loss and lay off workers, The New York Times reported Sunday.

Despite the somber reality and the burgeoning trade war on steel, laid-off workers are behind Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as a way to repatriate jobs in the metals industry, particularly with regard to the cheap Chinese steel that has been spread around the globe with impunity under Biden.

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