The Don Jr. Controversy: Rare Earth Funding Is Bipartisan National Security Policy, Not Corruption

Donald Trump Jr.’s firm invested in a rare earth minerals company, which, like all rare earth firms, received government loan appropriations under both President Biden and President Trump.

A claim circulating in among Democrats and mainstream media holds that Donald Trump Jr. owns a rare earth company that received a $620 million government loan, representing corruption by the Trump administration.

The claim is false on multiple levels.

Vulcan Elements, a rare earth magnets startup...