Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt praised on Newsmax the prospect of President Donald Trump landing a deal with Ukraine that would grant the United States exclusive rights to the country’s rare earth minerals.

“Well, if we land this deal, it’s a pretty big one,” Holt told “Finnerty.”

“I mean, when you think about it, it’s kind of a poison pill, actually — $500 billion of estimated value in the deal. The United States gets 100% of it or access to 100% of it. It takes time to mine these things out.”

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