If Trump’s tariffs were so “dumb,” how do you feel now that we're cutting China out of the supply chain and unlocking America's rare earths?

[Douglas1180]

Remember when every soy-fueled keyboard warrior swore up and down that Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports would tank the economy and leave us begging China for rare earth elements?

I can still hear the woke mob wailing: "Trump's tariffs are sooo dumb! America relies on rare earth imports! Look at me, I read Vox once—I’m basically an economist!" Yeah, turns out deep-sea science is a little over their heads.

Fast forward to today: Trump just signed an executive order to unleash America’s offshore critical mineral resources—giving us access to the very materials tech companies and defense contractors need to power the future. It’s called Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, and yes, it was signed by Donald J. Trump.

While the left was busy crocheting pink hats and sobbing over Kamala’s historic flop, Trump was setting up the next move. He’s playing 4D chess—they’re still trying to open the box. Who looks stupid now?

[contentious]

There are also a number of large rare earth deposits in other locations like Texas, California, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, etc. Technically we have access to all rare earths in the USA, but they haven't been developed due to China basically crashing the prices on the materials. They want control, so they fix their currency and subsidize their industry to keep the prices lower than typical extraction costs. Many mining and refining projects in America have been months away from starting, only to see China drop prices again to discourage private development of rare earth resources in the USA.

[OneViewpoint]

You are truly mentally challenged. How do you conflate tariffs on Chinese imports cutting off the raw materials we need to run our economy with a completely separate decision to develop technology to mine the ocean floor for rare earth metals. Technology which doesn't even exist and will likely take decades to mature and be profitable. What to we do in the meantime genius?

[Douglas1180]

Put away your coloring books and actually read the post next time. I'm arguing against the woke mob's wailing that we're dependent on China for rare earth materials. Are you so dumb that you think an executive order means it will be on the shelf at Walmart tomorrow? In the meantime, we only get 60% of our rare earth materials from China, anyway. So what the hell do you think we're doing? We're developing other partnerships and alternative sources. For starters, you can go recycle your electronic devices and go offgrid, because no one wants to hear your dumb woke naysaying and fear mongering.

[Entertained_Adult]

How can we harvest and redirect natural forces to perform the work?

[RingOfFire]

China Show Signs Of Folding: Quietly Exempts Some U. S. Made Semiconductors From Tariffs. Tired of winning with Trump yet?

China Show Signs Of Folding: Quietly Exempts Some U. S. Made Semiconductors From Tariffs. Tired of winning with Trump yet?

[OldBlu]

Trump once said that the MS-13 gang were animals because they love to kill people with the most amount of pain, possible.

The morons on the Left sided with the killers. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😄😄😄🤣🤣🤣

Trump is a genius who knows how to play the morons like a Stradivarius violin.

[exitseven]

Trump has a lot of options to get rare earth elements. He may get them from Ukraine and still might end up making Greenaland s US territory.

[DrPepper12]

The PLANET has agreed that it's off limits for very good reasons. MAGA wouldn't understand that.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Rare Earth was Motown's first white band !!!

[msc545]

Great - pollute the Ocean some more. Bloody idiot!

[BobbyLee789]

Our prices remain too high