President Trump Demands Collateral for Taxpayer Money Sent to Ukraine – “Rare Earth Minerals” Will Suffice

Oh, this is a little funny.  The vertically challenged Ukrainian president who dresses like a UPS driver, is now likely to make a deal with President Trump where Ukraine puts up their “rare earth minerals” as collateral for taxpayer funds received by the United States.

Previously President Trump remarked that U.S. leadership were “stupid” for not securing Afghanistan future mineral contracts in exchange for U.S. military operations. Talking about the Ukrainian expectation from the oval office earlier today, President Trump outlined his expectations that Volodymyr Zelenskyy put up the rare earth minerals as collateral for continued financial support.  WATCH:

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday indicated that he wants to reach an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to the country’s rare earth materials as a condition for continuing U.S. support for its war against Russia.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump complained that the U.S. had sent more in military and economic assistance to Ukraine than its European partners, adding, “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earth and other things.”

Trump suggested that he’s received word from the Ukrainian government that they’d be willing to make a deal to give the U.S. access to the elements critical to the modern high-tech economy.

“I want to have security of rare earth,” Trump added. “We’re putting in hundreds of billions of dollars. They have great rare earth. And I want security of the rare earth, and they’re willing to do it.”

Trump, who had previously said he’d bring about a rapid end to the war, said talks are ongoing to bring the conflict to a close.

“We made a lot of progress on Russia, Ukraine,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. We’re going to stop that ridiculous war.” (read more)

Always keep in mind, the U.S. spent trillions of dollars in Afghanistan with no strings attached.  We withdrew and China paid a couple billion to the Taliban government, locked in contracts, then took everything. Essentially, China hitched a free-ride on the US-led efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, then locked down all the natural resources.

Fast forward to the era of Trump-2.0, and there’s always a possibility President Trump may leave Zelenskyy with his coat, a bible and $200; however, nothing is certain as the Ukraine-Russia negotiations are soon to get underway once the ground starts to thaw.

“Complicated business folks, complicated business”…