<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Military Matters
What We’re Following
Commander in Chief: Trump’s latest threat to North Korea, via Twitter, says “military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely.” Despite the strong words, there’s still no direct military threat to the U.S. In Seoul, residents are taking the exchange of threats in stride—especially young Koreans, who have grown up with a constant risk of North Korean provocation but no direct experience of war. And back in the U.S., a lawsuit against Trump’s proposed ban on transgender services foreshadows how the president may have compromised his military authority.
President Trump said he wanted to Vladimir Putin for his retaliatory expulsion of U.S. diplomats, stating that with a smaller payroll, “we’re going to he’s praised. Meanwhile, Trump has been attacking Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Twitter—even though he might need McConnell as an ally .
