US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he doesn't think a foreign company should control US Steel, repeating comments made last week that dimmed hopes for a greenlight of a $14 billion bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy the US firm.
Trump said on Wednesday he did not want to see US Steel "go to Japan," sending its shares down 7%. The two companies later said they were working closely with the Trump administration to "secure a significant investment."
Trump spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington from his estate in Florida.