“Donald Trump is acting in the logic of fulfilling his campaign promises, states that America is no longer going to engage in charity. Indeed, the Pentagon was spending huge amounts of money, could not account for the hundreds of billions of dollars that were spent in Afghanistan and Iran, ”said Matveychev.
The expert also drew attention to the fact that in the light of the upcoming election campaign, the incumbent president must fulfill his earlier promises.
“Trump said he would put things in order, dry the swamp. In this case, in the light of his upcoming campaigning campaign, which will begin a year before the official elections, he needs to show that he is holding back and fulfilling previous promises, ”he concluded.
Earlier, Trump criticized Mattis for his position on US defense spending on other countries.