That's not deflection, that's you trying to make a whataboutism, and I even provided you a quote to satiate your needs!
Here's another for you to ignore.
Massive Government Backing: President Trump personally negotiated a deal with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to grant an American company, Kaz Resources, access to one of the world's largest untapped tungsten reserves. To fund this, the Trump administration greenlit up to $1.6 billion in federal financing via the U.S. Export-Import (EXIM) Bank ($900 million) and the International Development Finance Corporation ($700 million). Kaz Resources has since asked the Pentagon for an additional $400 million.
The Family Windfall: Members of the Trump family positioned themselves to profit right before the government funding dropped. In October 2025—just weeks after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick met with the Kazakh president to outline the deal—investors used a Trump Tower-based firm partly owned by the Trump brothers to acquire a 20% stake in the tungsten project. The U.S.-backed mining agreement was signed just six days later.
Direct Ties to Trump Jr. and Eric Trump: Reporting from The New York Times revealed that both Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons (Kyle and Brandon Lutnick), are tied directly or indirectly to Kaz Resources and built up stakes in the venture's public vehicle right ahead of the deal.
Taxpayer-backed national security initiatives to onshore critical minerals resulted in immediate private financial windfalls for the President's sons.
Or maybe I should give you a chance; what do you think about this grift? Impeccable timing. Amazing.
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akvanden ·
