noumenonTrump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jump
kingofrasHe’s going all in this year.
He has to. The Files and midterms are going to be bad for him, he has to keep the pace of escalation.
A_norny_mousseCreate war just to get re-elected. Yeah, not an original thought I fear.
Correction: Create war so you don’t need to have elections.
That isn’t a thing in all countries, not sure about the US rn. Esp. if the war is overseas. But it’s a well-known statistical fact that wartime presidents have a much higher chance of getting re-elected.