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TRUMP: "Zelensky, by the way, I see he's trying to back out of the rare earth deal — and if he does that, he's got some problems."
Benny Johnson on Twitter X ^ | March 30, 2025 | Benny Johnson

Posted on 03/30/2025 6:28:34 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

TRUMP: "Zelensky, by the way, I see he's trying to back out of the rare earth deal — and if he does that, he's got some problems."

From Rapid Response 47

8:18 PM · Mar 30, 2025

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1 posted on 03/30/2025 6:28:34 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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To: Macho MAGA Man

kick the bum Zelensky to the curb.


2 posted on 03/30/2025 6:30:07 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Macho MAGA Man

Somebody needs to keep Trump up more informed.

Does he realize the insults the little punk has hurled against he and his administration?


3 posted on 03/30/2025 6:32:46 PM PDT by crz
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To: crz

The bombing starts in five minutes.


4 posted on 03/30/2025 6:41:01 PM PDT by Cold Heart (It's a good time to be ashamed to be a democrat)
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To: Macho MAGA Man; marcusmaximus

Gee marcusmaxipad, President Trump is saying in public that Zelensky is trying to screw America and the Trump Administration.

Do you have a lie that will counter these reported facts?


5 posted on 03/30/2025 6:43:07 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: Macho MAGA Man

I’m still not clear on these mysterious rare earths that we want from Ukraine. I hated chem in college but I remember that rare earths aren’t that hard to find - the problem is the low concentrations. We probably have more in the US than Ukraine does.


6 posted on 03/30/2025 6:47:20 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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Phrasing is so absurd nowadays.

If there is no signed piece of paper there is no deal, and if there’s no deal you can’t back out of it or violate it or anything else.


7 posted on 03/30/2025 6:47:48 PM PDT by Owen
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To: Blue Highway
From a purely goal oriented perspective of pursuing minerals and peace in that region, the objectively best course of action would be to put a hit on Zelinksy. He's the turd in the punch bowl.

Leave it to the experts to figure out how. Maybe pull a General Patton accident on him.

8 posted on 03/30/2025 6:52:13 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Blue Highway

This guy Zelenskyy is a nut case!!
I would almost welcome Russia to kick his azz.
Guy is as close to clinically insane as one gets!

PDJT—be done with this douchebag!
Walk away and deal with whoever takes that region.
You can’t help people who don’t want help!


9 posted on 03/30/2025 6:53:13 PM PDT by bantam
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To: Cold Heart

What does a country do with a disrespectful punk?

Drive in and take Odessa. They owe us. And the little son of a bitch played Trump before Trump was sworn in. He signed a long term mineral deal with Starmer.

So, the Brits want to ship their minerals? They can pay US FOR USING OUR PORT. Mother effers.


10 posted on 03/30/2025 6:55:00 PM PDT by crz
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

“I’m still not clear on these mysterious rare earths that we want from Ukraine. “

We’ve since added oil, gas and all minerals so we’d be sure to get our investment back.


11 posted on 03/30/2025 7:06:19 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: crz

“What does a country do with a disrespectful punk?”

Abandon them to their fate.


12 posted on 03/30/2025 7:07:51 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: bantam

Zelensky has all the hallmarks of a drug addict.
That’s in addition to his personality defects.
He needs to be replaced pronto because he’s off the wall crazy.
If not, Russia will take Ukraine.
I’m sure Putin has had Zelensky diagnosed by a Russian psychiatrist and knows Zelensky is imploding.


13 posted on 03/30/2025 7:08:28 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Mariner

They don’t have jack.

It’s all based on old Soviet mineral surveys of dubious value.

Ukraine’s wealth lies in its farmland.


14 posted on 03/30/2025 7:10:36 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Macho MAGA Man

My gut tells me that POTUS may be falling into a trap.


15 posted on 03/30/2025 7:13:35 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Macho MAGA Man; All

No, Zelensky signed up and agreed to the deal about 2 weeks ago already.
However Trump came up with a totally new version of a deal a few days ago.
That is what’s causing the confusion apparently.
They’ll have to sort it out.

In the meantime... :

Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-angry-putin-zelenskyy-iran-sanctions-rcna198729


16 posted on 03/30/2025 7:14:07 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (The Iran-Russia-North Korea-China Alliance is at war against Israel and Ukraine. Let's not forget.)
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To: Macho MAGA Man
So what can he do? The Ukrainians must have already found work-arounds after the last aid cut-off. And the current mineral deal obligates the Ukrainians to pay -in perpetuity- while gaining no security guarantees. Why would they agree when they get nothing?

It seems to me Trump is simply making the demands more and more unacceptable so he can just walk away. I understand that may be what he wants to do, but if so, he should give up the pretense of seeking "peace."

17 posted on 03/30/2025 7:14:44 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Zelensky, the Ukrainian oligarchs, American Congressman, NGO's, and defense contractors are making Billions off the money sent to allegedly fight the Russians.

Zelensky knows that once the gravy train stops and Ukraine and Russia sign a peace treaty, his usefulness as TEMU Churchill is over, and he knows what happens to Slavic leaders who have their power removed.

18 posted on 03/30/2025 7:20:05 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople ( "Never thot I'd live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones"-Johnny Rotten)
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To: doc maverick
Russia hasn't been able to take Ukraine after more than three years of fighting, and if the Ukrainians keep killing them at greater than 5:1, the Ukrainians win because Russia will run out of men.

The only workable deal I see is the same as I saw three years ago: Russia gets Luhansk, Donetsk, and Crimea. Ukraine gets back the occupied parts of Kherson and Zaporizhia, and Ukraine gets some credible security arrangement. Transnistria goes back to Moldova to prevent more Russian hanky panky. Both sides get something, and the basis for a lasting peace.

19 posted on 03/30/2025 7:23:18 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: crz
Drive in and take Odessa.

With what, exactly? Do you have any idea how far Odessa is from Ukraine's borders? That no US warship would be permitted by Turkey into the Black Sea?

Delusional.

20 posted on 03/30/2025 7:27:53 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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