Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday

said he wouldn't mind if Japan's Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) took a

minority stake in U.S. Steel.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the

company - whose $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel was rejected by

the President Joe Biden's administration - is now considering an

investment, including debt, in U.S. Steel.