One of the key industries President Donald Trump has said needs to be protected at home is the steel industry, citing its critical importance for America to be self-reliant. On April 2, Trump declared a national emergency to increase the country’s competitive edge and return manufacturing to the U.S.

Marlin Steel CEO Drew Greenblatt told Newsmax on Tuesday that he agreed with the president’s sentiment, adding, “We can’t be a nation of people that work in the service industry. We have to make things.“

Trump has warned that a decline in domestic manufacturing has put the nation at risk, noting the production of pharmaceuticals, machine tools, fabricated metals, and shipbuilding are in decline. Greenblatt said on “National Report,” “We have to have our own industries create things for our people.”

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