House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s order blocking copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters will empower foreign adversaries like China and kill union jobs across the state’s northern Iron Range.

Speaking with host Matthew Boyle on Breitbart News Saturday, Emmer said the outgoing governor was acting out of spite as he prepares to leave office, and argued the decision drives mineral production toward countries with far weaker environmental records.

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