Minerals become ultimate bargaining chip in Trump's diplomatic deals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Trump wants the U.S. to better compete with the extractionary relationships China has established in regions including Africa and Latin America.
58% : Trump told an ally last year that he wanted up to half of Ukraine's minerals committed to the U.S.
56% : Many of the countries where Trump is pursuing mining rights want something in return.
49% : Massad Boulos, father-in-law of Trump's daughter, Tiffany Trump, is helping the administration obtain mining contracts as a senior adviser for African affairs.
45% : President Trump is pressing for access to mineral rights across the globe, hoping to outduel China in a global competition for raw materials to fuel U.S. military and industrial might.
43% : Ukraine suggested mineral access to Trump to secure U.S. support against Russia, but those negotiations sputtered after Trump demanded more from the Ukrainian economy.
42% : Mining in Ukraine presents challenges for Trump.
42% : Trump insists U.S. control of Greenland is the only outcome he wants.
36% : Big, big problems," Trump said on Sunday.
35% : A Russian victory would put Ukraine's lithium and uranium at Russian President Vladimir Putin's command, Zelensky told Trump.
28% : During his first term, Trump tried to boost U.S. refining and extraction of copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt.

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