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Donald Trump: “I told them that I want the equivalent like $500 billion…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 22:53

They may be Russian someday or they may not be Russian someday, but we're going to have a. This money in there. And I say I want it back. And I told them that I want the equivalent like $500 billion worth of rare earth. And they've essentially agreed to do that. So at least we don't feel stupid. Otherwise. We're stupid. I said to them, we have to. We have to get something. We can't continue to pay this money. (22:53–23:03)

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Asserts that Ukraine agreed to provide $500 billion worth of rare earth minerals to the U.S.

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