🪖 Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. But it’s the source of key minerals for the military | Vince Beiser

Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum – and has largely exempted metals from new tariffsAs trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!” But in fact, Canada, like China, has something the US needs badly: critical metals that undergird modern military technology.Canada is the Uni…