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MAGA outraged as it discovers Trump handed $15B Iowa project to Indian company: 'Comical’
US President Donald Trump looks on next to a bust of Benjamin Franklin during the announcement of a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
What happened
RawStory reports that President Donald Trump announced a proposed $15 billion steel plant in Iowa, with the White House claiming it would create 1,750 jobs. The plant is to be built by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota-based subsidiary wholly owned by India-based Essar Group.
On September 29, 2026, former…
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