Deep divisions in battleground Pennsylvania over proposed sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese company

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The sale and the possibility it could be nixed is pitting members of the same party — and even the same union — against each other in a key swing state.

A water tower at the United States Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.But the proposed deal is shattering party loyalty in parts of western Pennsylvania where some steelworkers feel they're being used as political talking points.

During an interview inside his garage — which doubles as his mayoral office — Kelly said Nippon won him over by promising billions of dollars in investments. Biden opposed the sale during a visit to Pittsburgh in April. Earlier this week, during her own visit to the Steel City, Harris said she opposed it, too.

 

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