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Trump keeps investing millions of government money in one essential industry (and it’s not AI chips)

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Josh Wolsky
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Brian Contreras

Inc.

If you run a company, you know who owns a piece of it. Your investors, your co-founders, maybe some early employees. But what about the federal government? A New York Times analysis finds the Trump administration has quietly poured more than $10 billion into equity stakes across private firms—mining companies, nuclear power, semiconductors. The logic is national security. The irony is that it’s coming from a party that usually preaches free markets. Whether it pays off for taxpayers is another question entirely. Brian Contreras with Inc. has the full story.

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Josh Wolsky

Josh Wolsky

Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)