‘It is a plot against the President Trump, plain and simple,” Senator J. D. Vance pointedly determined on Monday. You might wonder which “plot” he was referring to. At this point, there are so many furtive cabals allegedly working behind the scenes to thwart the populist agenda that it’s getting hard to keep track of them all. According to Vance, the latest assault on Trump’s prerogatives has taken the form of legislation designed to aid our partners abroad in their fights against America’s enemies, and the authors of the former president’s forthcoming torment are his fellow Republicans.
Over the weekend, a bipartisan group of 67 senators took a step toward approving a $95 billion bill designed to refill America’s depleted ordnance stocks while providing support for our front-line partners in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Calling it a foreign-aid package is a misnomer. The lion’s share of the funds it would unlock would never leave the United States.
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