India, April 9 -- President Donald Trump is facing a lot of flak online after a report revealed that his new White House ballroom is using foreign steel. They have reportedly secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Trump's $400 million ballroom project, which is coming up in the East Wing.

ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based firm, which is the world's second-largest steel maker is providing the steel for Trump's new project, New York Times reported. Notably, Trump has championed the local steel industry, promising to strengthen it and even threatening stiff tariffs on foreign metals to protect manufacturers from foreign competitors.

Given the president's earlier stance, the White House actions have been view...