The levies, ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump in February, include imports from Canada and Mexico — which are among the top foreign suppliers — and apply to finished metal products, too. U.S. steelmakers have urged Trump to resist exemptions to the tariffs, which risk hitting U.S. companies that use aluminum and steel.

Trumps Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spewed nonsense trying to defend Trump's tariffs on Meet The Press until he finally admitted they will result in higher prices for the country. Lutnick's monologue was well prepared and rehearsed with the sole purpose of covering up Trump's claims that on Day One in office, US prices would come down.