“Paul Krugman wrote in his newsletter that this is ‘The Billionaires’ War,’ since it was their campaign money that mobilized low-information voters to rally behind Trump and his minions: ‘The Gang That Couldn’t Think Straight,’ as Krugman puts it.
“There are major societal implications for that war. It is already costing at least $1 billion a day, and administration officials have suggested they are going to ask Congress for more money for it.”
#HeatherCoxRichardson
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2026
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