Vice President JD Vance to visit Berkeley County steel plant

HUGER, S.C. (WCBD) — Vice President JD Vance will be in Berkeley County this week as the Trump administration marks its first 100 days in office, according to the White House.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is expected to join Vance Thursday for a tour of the Nucor Steel plant in Huger. The pair will then deliver remarks “highlighting America’s manufacturing renaissance” during the first months of Trump’s second term.

News of Vance’s trip to the Lowcountry was first reported by the Daily Caller.

Nucor is the largest steel manufacturer in North America, with facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The Berkeley County facility began operations in 1996 – they make sheet and beam steel products for myriad industries including agriculture, automotive and appliance, construction, energy generation & transmission, oil & gas, heavy equipment, infrastructure, and transportation.

Trump returned to the Oval Office promising to usher in a domestic manufacturing boom through the use of tariffs. In February, he implemented a sweeping 25% tariff on all imports of foreign steel and aluminum.

He has promised that factory jobs will return to the United States as a result of the taxes, but his policies risk a sudden economic slowdown as consumers and businesses could face sharp price hikes.

The Associated Press contributed.