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President Donald Trump vowed during his address to a joint session of Congress late Tuesday to boost U.S. production of critical minerals and rare earths, continuing his administration’s push to tap into mineral wealth.
Trump’s
speech to Congress came just days after an extraordinary White House clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The two leaders met in the Oval Office on Friday in what was billed as a precursor to a deal that would include U.S. access to the war-torn European nation’s valuable natural resources. However, Zelensky left the White House with the deal unsigned after clashing with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in front of the world’s media.
