Watch what your administration is trying to lock in at home while the war dominates attention.
Trump’s new budget asks for $1.5 trillion in defense spending while cutting non-defense domestic programs by 10 percent.
That is not just bookkeeping.
It is a statement of priorities, and a very blunt one.
More force, less public life, and fewer resources for the things that make a country livable.
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And the White House is still trying to bend institutions around Trump’s personal and political needs, and it is still running into resistance, churn, and embarrassment.
What a mess!
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And in the mean time Trump's buddy, Putin, encouraged a next door neighbour to get friendly with Little Rocket Man (A Trump term).
Lukashenko visits North Korea, signs friendship treaty with Kim Jong Un
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