Trump's National Security Plan is a Blank Page

There is a specific kind of anxiety that comes with watching a government talk about strength while it systematically weakens its own defenses.

When people ask if we should feel confident in the current administration’s ability to protect us from a retaliatory attack, the answer requires us to look past the press conferences and into the actual hallways of power.

Thing #1: The Administration Has No Plan for Your Safety

The infrastructure of the United States government has been gutted. National security isn’t press releases and glossy AI generated posts on social media. It is about the thousands of career experts, intelligence analysts, and diplomats who keep the gears turning. Under Trump, those gears have ground to a halt.