American crusade: Domination is the only language for Trump's team

American crusade: Domination is the only language for Trump's team Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Fri, 03/20/2026 - 17:41 What once lingered at the margins - militarism, civilisational arrogance, crusading fantasy - now sits at the centre of state power US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is pictured in Florida in February 2026 (Miguel Rodriguez/AFP) Off Sitting behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump lifts a model of a B-2 bomber into his hands and turns it with obvious delight. “Let me just hug that little sucker,” he says. He admires it, praises its size, marvels at its destructive capacity, and boasts that when he sent its real counterpart into the night, “every single bomb was dropped right down the chute that it was supposed to hit”.