SITREP 13: President Trump Goes Deep (Sea Mining), India vs Pakistan, & Goodbye Food Dyes
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
4.6 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The Situation Report for May 1, 2025. Rep. Crenshaw covers some of the most significant policy moves by the Trump Administration which you may have missed over the past week. He reflects on the legacy of Pope Francis and the origins of America’s National Day of Prayer. And he gives background on the rapidly escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.
President Trump unleashes deep sea mining for critical minerals
Pope Francis passes away
Threat of war escalates between India and Pakistan
RFK Jr. bans synthetic food dyes
President Trump makes a deal with Mexico in the water-sharing dispute
Origins of the National Day of Prayer
If you read nothing else: “The Dinner That Helped Save Europe”
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| 0:00.0 | We hold these truths to be self-evident. |
| 0:02.1 | That all men are created. |
| 0:03.4 | As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. |
| 0:07.3 | Experts on what they're talking about. |
| 0:09.0 | This is the podcast for insights into the issues. |
| 0:11.6 | China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions. |
| 0:16.0 | Breaking it down into simple terms. |
| 0:18.0 | We hold. |
| 0:18.7 | We hold these truths. |
| 0:20.1 | We hold these truths. With Dan Crenshaw. |
| 0:22.2 | The angle has landed. Welcome. Thanks for joining me as we cover the most interesting news from last |
| 0:28.2 | week and arming you with the facts to include President Trump unleashing deep sea mining for |
| 0:33.8 | critical minerals and attack in Kashmir, Pope Francis passing away, |
| 0:42.8 | RFK Jr's ban on synthetic food dyes, and National Prayer Day. So let's get into it. |
| 0:48.0 | On April 24th, President Trump issued an executive order directing federal agencies to expedite approvals for seabed minerals and exploration and mining within 60 days, aiming to strengthen |
| 0:53.1 | U.S. critical mineral supply chains. |
| 0:55.4 | The president made this move to counteract China's tariffs and export controls on minerals |
| 0:59.4 | and materials like gallium and germanium, which are essential for semiconductor manufacturing. |
| 1:05.2 | These semiconductors are used in everything from high-frequency chips, LEDs, batteries, fiber optics, |
| 1:10.8 | you name it. China currently dominates the LEDs, batteries, fiber optics, you name it. |
| 1:11.6 | China currently dominates the sector and unless corrected, leaves the U.S. in a fragile position. |
| 1:17.6 | This executive order directs federal agencies to expedite permitting for U.S. |
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