# Expert Available: Government Stake in U.S. Steel 

As the Trump administration continues to take partial ownership of companies throughout the country, like U.S. Steel and Intel, Cato Scholars [Clark Packard](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Fclark-packard/1/0100019abca27c5d-f2e816d9-36e3-41a1-bcdc-9fe0e5aeaa67-000000/I69XpyTBk9tthJniIhRn4gBQeBM=454___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOmMwZmU4OTcwN2EwNjc0NDk2OTg4N2YzYzlhNjJkNjBkOjc6Mzg0YTo1ZDZkOGJmNzg5MjRhMjdkNDBmYjQ1MzlhMjhjYTU2ZGQyZTZlZjc4ZTk5Yzc1MDk3OWNiZTk1MTNjNjI5MmUzOmg6VDpO) and [Tad DeHaven](https://url.avanan.click/v2/r01/___https://zwly9k6z.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.cato.org*2Fpeople*2Ftad-dehaven/1/0100019abca27c5d-f2e816d9-36e3-41a1-bcdc-9fe0e5aeaa67-000000/nSU7nQ8YRnqKa3xCWDePfsOJ1EA=454___.YXAzOmNhdG9pbnN0aXR1dGU6YTpvOmMwZmU4OTcwN2EwNjc0NDk2OTg4N2YzYzlhNjJkNjBkOjc6MDViMTo1NzA2ZDA0MDljMjc5M2Q4N2JiZjNmZGM5N2RlODVhYTY5MTIzNDc3YmQ0NmY2MGYxMTQyODYxNmQxMGViOGIwOmg6VDpO) have continued to write extensively on this trend.

November 26, 2025 • News Releases 

As the Trump administration continues to take partial ownership of companies throughout the country, like U.S. Steel and Intel, Cato Scholars [Clark Packard](https://www.cato.org/people/clark-packard) and [Tad DeHaven](https://www.cato.org/people/tad-dehaven) have continued to write extensively on this trend:

- [Trump Industrial Policy Delivers Make-Work Jobs](https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-industrial-policy-delivers-make-work-jobs) by Clark Packard and Tad DeHaven
- [Steeled for Protectionism](https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/steeled-protectionism) by Clark Packard

To speak with our scholars about the Trump administration’s deal with U.S. Steel, you can contact [pr@​cato.​org](mailto:pr@cato.org).

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