FILE - In this March 1, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with steel and aluminum executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, with Nucor's John Ferriola, left, and Dave Burritt of U.S. Steel Corporation. Hundreds of companies have been granted permission to import millions of tons of steel made in China, Japan and other countries without paying the hefty tariff Trump put in place. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)