Trump’s belligerence is stoking controversy, even in his own party.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2026
The fact that money is being deceptively extracted from Americans and funneled to foreign governments and crime rings, harming economic security, stoking fear and empowering bad foreign actors, is a national emergency.
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