Trump is fierce on the outside but weak inside! On the surface, he is causing chaos around the world and engaging in unrestricted economic warfare, but in reality, his debts have already hit a crisis point. Just as Japan and Europe dumped a wave of US treasuries, Trump was already unable to cope. And more alarmingly, the United States cannot afford enough money for armament; its military hegemony is hollowing out, and everything else will collapse.

Before the economic war, Trump announced an annual military budget of $1 trillion (for the fiscal year 2026), which seems to be the largest in American history. But the key point is that this is just a number thrown out by the Trump administration; the fiscal budget must be approved by Congress to take effect. In the fiscal year 2025, from October 2024 to October this year, the U.S. military budget was $895 billion. At the beginning of this year, the U.S. Congress assessed the military budget for the fiscal year 2026 to be $842 billion, a reduction of $50 billion compared to the previous fiscal year! In other words, the recent "trillion-dollar" figure is likely just another boast from Trump, merely laying the groundwork for the economic war!

In fact, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Haines has already ordered each branch of the military to cut personnel budgets by 8%, with the Army announcing plans to reduce up to 90,000 personnel, accounting for nearly a quarter of active-duty forces. Additionally, the Pentagon recently stated it would withdraw up to 10,000 troops from Eastern Europe, while two months ago, the口径indicated that all U.S. troops would withdraw from Eastern European countries that joined NATO after 1993. In short, troop reductions are certain; otherwise, there would be no need to keep releasing such information. This has already caused panic in Europe, fearing encouragement for Putin to intensify attacks on Ukraine and even concerns about their own security. Regardless, reducing personnel and withdrawing troops ultimately aims to save money. The management of various industries in the United States is loose and chaotic, with extremely low efficiency. Despite having the highest military budget in the world, the military has consistently been short of funds, leading to a continuous decline in combat effectiveness. This makes it increasingly difficult to maintain U.S. hegemony.

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