Well, the cobalt, the magnesium, the lithium that goes in those batteries, we get more than 70% of those critical minerals from China. I would say this. If we have a White House that continues to push for EVs without also pushing to unlock America, my American mining, they are going to make us more [dependent on China]. Dependent On China, you know, taxpayers understand the need to stop pollution. This is a White House that's been botching it. It's botching the messaging and how it's handling things. (02:12–02:22)
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Asserts that pushing for EVs without supporting American mining increases dependency on China.
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