The Tara Show

In this monologue, host Tara deciphers what she calls a "hostage situation" behind a recent political decision, arguing that it is not a sign of weakness but a strategic move. She explains that Trump's recent decision to allow 600,000 Chinese students into the U.S.—an increase of 100,000 from a few months prior—is a direct result of a standoff over rare earth minerals. Tara alleges that China, leveraging its near-total monopoly on these essential minerals, cut off their supply to the U.S., threatening to shut down American auto production lines. According to her, Trump was forced to concede on the student visa issue, but in doing so, he called China's "bluff" and exposed its hand as a global adversary. Tara asserts that this move has since prompted Trump to take aggressive action, including fast-tracking a permit to open the first new rare earth mineral mine in the U.S. in 70 years, as part of a long-term strategy to achieve American industrial independence.