Donald Trump is using his executive authority to force defense companies to quickly produce more weaponry as his administration presses lawmakers to pass additional defense spending to replenish stockpiles depleted during the U.S.-led war with Iran.
Trump quietly invoked the Defense Production Act last week to address rising concerns within his administration about the shortfall of munitions, according to a memo filed in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
“The poor, poor weapons manufacturers might be forced to endure slightly lower profits for one quarter, the humanity! … Huh? Oh yeah, I guess the president and all of his people have been lying for months or whatever, but who cares about that, what’s this gonna do to the stock market?!!” - NBC News
Trump taking a lesson from Putin, because he is doing so splendidly well.
