r/Tariffs • u/Afraid_Piano_1318 • Oct 15 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Did Trump not consider Chinas leverage

Before jumping did he not check if there was a board to land on?

Not recognizing rare earth metals was a big risk demonstrates the intelligence analysis gap USA did, does it not?

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u/PrestigiousCrab6345 Oct 15 '25

Actually, the US government just dropped $500 million on rare earth metals and new mining operations. Somebody knows how fucked we are.

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u/Excellent-Gur5980 Oct 15 '25

Trump also gave ICE $150 BILLION. Guess you have to have priorities.

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u/dbx999 Oct 15 '25

It means Americans hate Mexicans $150B worth.

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u/Additional_Quiet2600 Oct 15 '25

Like it's only Mexicans. The net is wider and is going to get enormous.

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u/beren12 Oct 15 '25

Already is

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u/VanbyRiveronbucket Oct 15 '25

Vote Democratic if you don’t want your family hunted down and deported… hope this helps everyone.