The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has reached out directly to President Donald J. Trump with a historic proposal: help defeat a brutal rebel force terrorizing his nation, and in return, America will gain direct access to one of the world’s richest untapped troves of critical minerals—worth an estimated $24 trillion.
According to a letter obtained by The Wall Street Journal, President Tshisekedi offered Trump exclusive mining opportunities through the newly launched U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, a Trump-led initiative aimed at reshaping global investment through pro-American partnerships.
“Your election has ushered in the golden age for America,” Tshisekedi wrote. “Our partnership would provide the U.S. with a strategic advantage by securing critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium, copper and tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo.”
The proposal comes just days after President Trump launched a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, a key piece of his “America First 2.0” economic policy to reclaim supply chains from foreign adversaries like China. Tshisekedi’s plan offers the U.S. Fund exclusive mining opportunities, effectively locking China out of yet another crucial global resource hub.
And while the Biden administration spent four years groveling to China and funding international climate summits that led nowhere, Trump’s firm grip on foreign policy and energy independence is once again paying dividends. […]
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