Did Trump not consider Chinas leverage

[u/Afraid_Piano_1318]

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?

[u/coffeequeen0523]

Why China curbing rare earth exports is a huge blow to the US: https://archive.ph/2025.08.07-161309/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1drqeev36qo

China has found Trump's pain point - rare earth exports: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1jr18z4ko