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![xray_media Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1893912133181800448.png) White House Xray [@xray_media](/creator/twitter/xray_media) on x 4429 followers
Created: 2025-07-28 14:25:46 UTC

Elbridge Colby's "China-first" Pentagon paused Patriot missiles to Ukraine on July 3rd - the same day Trump lifted chip tech bans for Beijing. Priorities: arming hypothetical Taiwan conflicts while disarming actual allies fighting Russian tanks.  

This "temporary" superpower diet starves NATO commitments to fatten defense contractors. The admin imposed XX% China tariffs in February, then greenlit $200B in chip exports by July. They claim to conserve resources while shipping Patriot systems to Saudi Arabia ($3B deal, June 2025) and letting Ukraine ration artillery shells. XX% of Republicans support defending Taiwan, but X% of Trump's PAC money goes to Asian allies' defense funds.  

When "America First" means America alone, who answers China's call?


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