Trump blurts out stunning new claim about Ukraine deal: 'We took much more than $350B'

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By Alexander Willis
Published August 19, 2025 9:23 AM ET

President Donald Trump blurted out a new revelation Tuesday regarding the United States’ minerals deal with Ukraine while on the phone with Fox News, revealing previously unknown details about the lucrative agreement.

Back in April, Trump reached a deal with Ukraine that would see the United States support reconstruction of the country following the Russo-Ukraine War in exchange for access to the nation’s ample supply of valuable rare earths, including titanium, iron ore and lithium.

The deal came after the United States spent around $175 billion toward aiding Ukraine which continues to fight against Russia’s invasion, though Trump has repeatedly claimed — falsely — that the United States had spent $350 million in supporting the Eastern European nation.

https://www.rawstory.com/ukraine-2673900055/

Ever hear and read the words coming out of his mouth in one way or another seeking to blame on Biden...........and then turning around an extorting and blackmail............

[NJCher]

1. New low

[Walleye]

2. It is a corrupt deal, but iron ore? Don't we have plenty of that

[Emile]

3. Yes in Northern Minnesota Mesabi Range.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. The figures for future worth of particular minerals in an area are pretty much useless anywhere

but particularly in a war zone where you're actively advocating giving away most of the territory concerned to another country with which you have no deal whatsoever. This is Trump bullshitting himself, and the Fox News viewers.

Maybe the main thing here was, as you say, "blaming Biden" with a random figure pulled out of Trump's voluminous arse.

Plus, none of titanium, iron or lithium are "rare earths". Raw Story really ought to avoid industrial or chemical stories until it has someone who understood either at school.