NHK, March, 11, 2018— US President Donald Trump has stressed the significance of his plan to impose heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. He also pledged to work on reducing the US trade deficits.

Trump spoke at a rally on the outskirts of Pittsburgh in the state of Pennsylvania on Saturday. The area once had a thriving steel industry.

Trump claimed many steel mills are now opening up because of his decision. He said, “Steel is back, and aluminum is back.”

Trump said the United States has been running huge trade deficits, and that a lot of things have to be set straight.

Trump also referred to his prospective meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

He explained that’s something his predecessors Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton would not have achieved.

Trump said Kim had announced his country would not launch any more missiles. He said Japan is very happy about what he’s doing after many missiles flew over the country.

Trump said that North Korea is hoping to make peace with the US, and the time for that has come.