the united states is the world s largest steel importer. 26.9 million metric tons of steel imported into the u.s. in 2017. here is the interesting thing. if you thought this was all about china, the top ten sources of steel imports in the u.s., they are not china. number one is canada. brazil, south korea, ten of the top 12 are allies of the u.s. aluminum, china s number three. canada, 43%, the number one exporter into the u.s. of aluminum. what about this and where it heads? let s bring the panel. mike allen, cofounder of axios. katie pavlich, mo elleithee. my, there s a big battle on this issue. the president campaigned on it. shouldn t be a surprise.
31%. republicans 26%, all of them 10%. frustration all around. you are the chief political correspondent of the washington examiner. susan page, and we welcome mike allen, cofounder of axios. mike, let s start with you. right over your shoulder, we are hearing this real mood swing, a couple of hours everyone thought the shutdown was virtually assured. now lots of hope. at the very top, you talk about buying time, which is what they will do. there s a clear reason for that. whatever the polls show about republicans, democrats, there s one person, one group that is shutdown is terrible for. incumbents. guess who is going to have to vote, republican or democrat, they are all incumbents. people in charge, voters don t like it. it s such a visible sign of the government breaking down. bret: susan, we had democrats in red states saying