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U.S. Strategy to End China’s Iron Grip, Sec. Doug Burgum
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“President Trump talks about ‘drill, baby, drill.’ We've also got to mine, baby, mine. We've got to get back into this business,” says U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
China has a stranglehold on rare earths and critical minerals, controlling at least 85 percent of the refining of the 20 most important rare earth minerals, Burgum says.
As secretary of the interior, Burgum oversees nearly half a billion acres of federal land and plays a key role in the Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda.
In this episode, we dive into what the Trump administration is doing to end America’s rare earth minerals dependency on China, accelerate energy production, and win the AI arms race against China, which will require major increases in energy supply.
We also discuss the government shutdown and how it impacts the Department of the Interior and the American people.
CHAPTER TITLES
0:00:00 President Trump’s Energy Dominance and China’s Control of Critical Minerals
0:02:34 Listing and Codifying Critical Minerals
0:05:08 Government Intervention in Mining and Tariffs
0:07:43 Mapping America’s Mineral and Energy Resources
0:11:08 US Energy Abundance, Exports, and Global Diplomacy
0:13:20 National Security Vulnerabilities and China’s Influence
0:15:39 Trade Deals, Tariffs, and China’s Economic Challenges
0:17:44 Challenges During the US Government Shutdown
0:20:49 Optimism for US Energy, AI, and Future Directions
0:23:54 The AI Revolution, Silicon Valley’s Shift, and Energy Security
Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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