War of whim

Also referred to as: war of whim

Claims about it

• Donald Trump has wasted hundreds of billions of dollars of American income on a war of whim.

Origin: first recognised while reading Jeffrey Sachs: a president stood at the UN and claimed the right to annihilate a civilization. Congress said nothing. That is the constitutional order collapsing in public. “I shuddered then, and I shudder now that a president of the United States can stand at the podium of the UN General Assembly · 2026-09-30 17:16