Trump administration turns hostile on Aspen Security Forum
Source: The Hill
07/20/25 6:00 AM ET
The Trump administrations last-minute snub of the Aspen Security Forum this week betrays a growing animosity between the U.S. government and wider national security community. The Pentagon on Monday pulled senior Defense Department officials from the annual event only a day before the start of the four-day summit in Colorado claiming the bipartisan gathering promotes the evil of globalism, disdain for our great country, and hatred for the President of the United States.
The strong wording has alarmed some experts and former government officials, who see a growing tendency for the administration to cut off anyone who criticizes or so much as offers an alternative view to that of the current U.S. government putting up a barrier between them and the decisionmakers.
The Trump administration doesnt like dissent, I think thats pretty clear. And they dont like dissenting views at conferences, a Republican political strategist and frequent forum attendee told The Hill. Causing a stir about perceived criticism of the Trump administration makes people afraid to cross them and lose access to the administration. They might be cut off from people who are implementing policies. But the shunning of events on the national security and foreign policy circuit does no favors for the administrations national security goals, experts say, as they lend a platform to potentially different viewpoints that could be useful for Washington.
Case in point, those gathered at the mountain retreat were described as bewildered by the decision on account of the forums well-known bipartisan agenda, with several former Trump administration officials slated to speak, according to the political strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. It was a surprise because most of us were traveling to the conference when the announcement occurred, the strategist said. I think most people who attend the event frequently never viewed it as being partisan or anti-Trump. So it was bewildering and I think a little bit concerning.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5410319-trump-administration-turns-hostile-on-aspen-security-forum/

BoRaGard
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vapor2
(2,710 posts)shoving their ideology down our throats
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(191,534 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(57,163 posts)That is a doomed strategy or thorough incompetence up and down the line wherever the regime has installed loyalists.
LudwigPastorius
(12,968 posts)hatred for the President of the United States.
"Also, how are we going to get the 9/11 event we need to grab more power if we listen to national security experts?"