Source: The Atlantic
by Tyler Austin Harper
“Donald Trump returned to office as president in January with both democratic legitimacy and a mandate to accomplish what he’d promised during his campaign. One of his promises was clear, consistent, and unmistakable: to put ‘America First’ by ending our involvement in risky and expensive overseas conflicts. Yet Trump’s recent support for Israel’s escalating attacks on Iran — and his intimations that the United States may become directly involved in the conflict — suggests that he is well on the way to betraying his anti-war mandate.” [editor’s note: After his first term, anyone who believes Trump is “anti-war” also looks up when told the word “gullible” is written on the ceiling, even having fallen for that prank multiple times before – TLK] (06/18/25)