US Steel (NYSE:X) dropped 1.7% at least party as Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) CEO Lourenco Goncalves appeared to be less interested in a US Steel (NYSE:X) deal after saying for months that he would be around if the Nippon Steel (OTCPK:NPSCY) deal fell apart.

The CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is not holding back in his assessment of lawsuits filed by Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel Corp. that are aimed at salvaging a deal that has been blown up by President Joe Biden and, more broadly, political opposition.

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) still wants to purchase all or parts of US Steel (NYSE:X) after President Joe Biden blocked its $14 billion sale to Nippon Steel (OTCPK:NPSCY) last week. Although Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is still interested in a deal for US Steel (NYSE:X),

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel this morning sued the Biden administration for blocking their proposed tie-up, as expected. Driving the news: They also filed a RICO complaint against rival Cleveland-Cliffs,

Cleveland-Cliffs says it's being scapegoated for the president's decision to block Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel after a lawsuit alleges it's waging an ongoing campaign to try to buy the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker "under distressed circumstances,