National (In)security What a Trump Presidency Really Means for Americans at the Edge

National (In)security
What a Trump Presidency Really Means for Americans at the Edge
By Rajan Menon
Donald Trump’s supporters believe that his election will end business as usual in Washington.  The self-glorifying Trump agrees and indeed his has, so far, been the most unorthodox presidency of our era, if not any era. It’s a chaotic and tweet-driven administration that makes headlines daily thanks to scandals, acts of stunning incompetence, rants, accusations, wild claims, and conspiracy theories.  On one crucial issue, however, Trump has been a complete conformist.  Despite the headline-grabbing uproar over Muslim bans and the like, his stance on national security couldn’t be more recognizable.  His list of major threats -- terrorism, Iran, North Korea, and China -- features the usual suspects that Republicans, Democrats, and the foreign policy establishment have long deemed dangerous.
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