Overview
- Asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Trump pivoted to rare earths and magnets, asserting China holds a monopoly and warning that cars, electronics and the internet would cease without them.
- He said he threatened a 158% tariff that led China to "make peace" and claimed China is paying the tariffs, while reporters noted tariffs are charged to importers and often passed on to consumers.
- Trump added that building a domestic "magnet system" would take two years and repeated the remarks in a Fox News appearance.
- Critics on X ridiculed the "nobody knows" comment, sharing memes and references to Insane Clown Posse’s magnet lyric.
- Coverage recalled his past magnet misstatements, and HuffPost reported China has reportedly eased some rare-earth export rules after a recent Trump–Xi engagement.