Yo Adrian! Trump's Throwin' Punches at China Over Our Rocks! Can We Win This Bout?!

Gonna Fly Now... To the White House!

Yo Adrian it's Rock! Remember that time Apollo Creed gave me a shot? Well looks like Uncle Sam's takin' one now but this time it's with rocks! Heard Trump's lookin' into puttin' tariffs on all these 'critical minerals' we import. Critical? Sounds like my fight with Drago! If we don't train we're goin' down!

Rocky Vs. The World... Or Just China?

This ain't just some street fight see? This is about the whole country bein' hooked on China's stash of processed minerals. Cobalt nickel the whole shebang! They got us by the uh you know... the important stuff! Manufacturers big shots in Washington they're all sayin' we gotta break free. Like Mickey used to say 'Women weaken legs!' Well dependency weakens the country!

Section 232: Sounds Like a Robot from the Future!

Trump's usin' this thing called 'Section 232' – some old law like me! – to see if these mineral imports are a threat to national security. He used it before for steel and aluminum. Now he's lookin' at nickel cobalt and all the rest of those rare earth elements. I never heard of them but they sound important if they are worth fightin' for!

We Ain't Got No Mines?! Yo What Gives?!

Get this: we ain't got nothin'! Well nothin' much. A little lithium one nickel mine but no smelter. No cobalt mines OR refineries! We're like a boxer with no gloves! Sure we got some copper mines but only a couple of smelters. We're relyin' on other countries to do all the heavy liftin'! Adrian it's like me askin' Paulie to win a fight for me!

Weaponized Rocks? Seriously?

Turns out China slapped export restrictions on these rare earths after Trump’s tariffs came in. These rocks are in everything from missiles to electric cars. And China's got all the marbles yo! They been floodin' the market with cheap minerals. It's like Ivan Drago pumpin' himself full of... well you know. It ain't natural and it ain't fair!

Gonna Start Pumpin' Iron... And Rocks!

Trump's sayin' this dependency is a risk to our 'national security defense readiness price stability and economic prosperity.' That's a lotta big words but it means we gotta get back in the game! Time to start diggin' buildin' smelters and show the world we can take a punch! And maybe throw a few of our own!