You give him more credit than he deserves. Not sure there was much thought beyond "rare earth" sounds cool to his fan club, who still think he's a master negoti

You give him more credit than he deserves. Not sure there was much thought beyond "rare earth" sounds cool to his fan club, who still think he's a master negotiator. Meanwhile, he's threatening allies and using our "rare earth" interests as an excuse for his bizarre behavior. He doesn't care that it's worthless rocks, it serves just fine as a diversion.