

Could it be a power move to pressure the military and try to have it approve fascism ?
also: defense in USA ~3% of GDP
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
The United States of America (USA), (…) is a country (…)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget
2024 GDP $29.168 trillion
2023 defense ~$0.8 trillion (~2.74% of GDP)
…so, above the 2% NATO target.
… or is this money thing just a distraction ? … if they are going for fascism and totalitarianism … if they get it, they won’t care about money, once they have uncontested power. I say they are close to this point except for maybe the military who may oppose them.