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Trump is proving that the way to better our military is to secure our supply chains

Chip Act was designed to eliminate semiconductor supply chain threats

By Daniel Hoffman Fox News

Published August 2, 2026 8:00am EDT

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On July 20, President Donald Trump ⁠ signed an important executive order designed to ensure U.S. defense contractors no longer buy critical minerals from China. This is just the latest in a series of administration moves to enhance the security of our most critical supply chains.

The Pentagon has been leading the way with a sharpened focus on increasing production across our nation's defense-related industrial base. Simply stated, we cannot allow Chinese control of any material vital to our war-fighting capabilities.

Supply chain vetting is entirely consistent with the administration's strategy for U.S. economic growth, which relies on a renewed push to onshore manufacturing rather than rely on imports from........

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