Pentagon’s Weapon Pause to Ukraine Reveals Dangerous Disconnect with Trump Administration

Last week, President Donald Trump found himself caught off guard by an abrupt and unauthorized decision from Pentagon officials to pause shipments of critical defensive weaponry to Ukraine. This internal move—announced without proper coordination with White House leadership—highlights a disturbing lack of communication and control within the U.S. defense apparatus at a crucial moment in the ongoing conflict with Russia. The Pentagon cited concerns over dwindling American stockpiles as justification for halting deliveries of essential air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery, and other munitions pledged to Ukraine. Yet multiple insiders report that this decision was not unanimously supported within the Pentagon’s...