Trump to Sign $1 Trillion Defense Bill, Despite Himself
The mainstream narrative casts Trump signing a nearly $1 trillion annual defense bill as an act of pragmatism overriding his isolationist tendencies. What they won't dwell on is that this 'record' $901 billion authorization, $8 billion more than requested, isn't about protecting America; it's about making sure the defense industry's gears keep turning. From 2017-2023, defense contractors spent an
average of $100 million annually lobbying Congress, according to OpenSecrets.org, ensuring bills like this pass with bipartisan fervor, regardless of who's in the White House. So, a president who once vowed to 'make America great again' is now rubber-stamping a trillion dollars into an already bloated military-industrial complex. One has to wonder: how much of that record defense budget will
actually go towards improving American lives, and how much towards sustaining conflicts abroad that few Americans can even locate on a map? It seems the only 'swamp' that truly gets drained is the public treasury, straight into the pockets of war profiteers.