President-elect Donald Trump tweeted this statement:
The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2016
America’s nuclear weapons stockpile is aging, and aging nukes must be refurbished from time to time. It’s called stockpile management. One of the top responsibilities of the Department of Energy is maintaining the nuclear stockpile.
So who did Trump pick to head the Department of Energy? None other than Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, who has declared that he wants to dismantle the Department of Energy. Okay everybody, all together now: “WTF?” Does anyone see a problem here?
It’s called having your cake and eating it, too. It’s classic Trump.
Trump wants to increase spending on the military while also cutting taxes and reducing the national debt. That is a formula that has been proven to not work. But it’s an easy sell to Congress. Every House member wants more Federal government money spent in his district; every senator wants more money spent in his state; every taxpayer loves a tax cut. Meanwhile, the ostriches in Congress have their heads planted firmly in the sand and they’re all chanting, “We see nothing.”
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