WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in roundtable on mining

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX72g4snLCs?si=dV7Ve1bwQXNcapGP&w=560&h=315] President Donald Trump will participate in an American Mining Industry Roundtable at the State Department on Friday at 3 p.m. as his administration ramps up efforts to secure domestic and allied supplies of critical minerals for national security and manufacturing.REPUBLICAN FRUSTRATION OVER AFFORDABILITY VULNERABILITY BOILS OVER Recommended Stories The event comes as the White House looks to reduce reliance on Chinese supply chains while replenishing weapons stockpiles depleted during the war with Iran.Mining giants, including Rio Tinto, BHP, Freeport-McMoRan, MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, and Energy Fuels, are expected to attend, as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio.