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Trump Says GM, Ford to Shift to Missile Production

Has Trump rebuilt U.S. military strength or left America dangerously exposed?
Trump Says GM, Ford to Shift to Missile Production
Above: Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026. Image credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Pro-establishment narrative

Fears that the U.S. lacks the resources to wage war or the capacity to replenish its losses are frankly absurd. While it is true that both of these were allowed to wither under Biden, Trump has taken executive action to rebuild American strength to a peerless state, making any talk of a weapons shortage little more than a manufactured narrative that ignores the overwhelming advantage the U.S. holds.

Establishment-critical narrative

Trump's blunder in Iran has left the U.S. and its military forces dangerously exposed. Rather than strengthening the U.S., the conflict has burned through precision munitions at a startling rate, rendering it vulnerable at a time when China is circling Taiwan. This disastrous state of affairs will take the American industry years to repair, years the U.S. may not have.


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