Biden’s weakness cost you $3,000 — Trump’s strength is saving you $2,500

Published September 22, 2026 6:00am ET



Two years ago, POLARIS National Security documented the price Americans paid for the Biden-Harris administration’s deterrence failures around the world.

After the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, failing to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine, abetting the worst border crisis in U.S. history, and bankrolling Iran’s terrorism apparatus before Oct. 7, 2023, the Biden-Harris administration ran up the tab for American taxpayers, leaving them to foot the bill for crises of its own making.

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