Trump Checkmates China

Trump Checkmates China

From Battleground America Podcast by Audacy

April 15, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's actions against China in response to their embargo on rare earth minerals and the geopolitical implications involving Iran and Europe.

A year ago, China cut off America's access to rare earth minerals as punishment for defying them. Now Trump is cutting off China's access to oil. Meanwhile, the European countries and the Democrats are still very much allies, and they've chose Iran. (Please subscribe & share.) Sources: https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/04/14/another-brick-in-the-wall-around-china-n4951767 https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/04/14/will-europes-only-ally-in-the-middle-east-turn-out-to-be-iran-n3813889 https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/how-china-turned-the-red-sea-into-a-strategic-trap-for-the-us/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/08/russia-warship-mocks-starmer-in-channel/?msockid=22cdb8267f7a6494023caf0c7e906568

Topics covered

  • US-China relations
  • oil embargo
  • rare earth minerals
  • Iran
  • European politics
  • Trump administration

Keywords

  • Trump
  • China
  • oil
  • rare earth minerals
  • Iran
  • Europe
  • Democrats
  • geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, Iran, Democrats, Russia

Places: America, Europe, Red Sea

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