The Tangerine Tyrant's call for a doubling of US defence spending (from already record-breaking level to $1.5 trillion annually) actually might be a winning political combination for the Republicans:
Foreign adventurism combined with military Keynesianism that will distract many voters while also lining the pockets of those in favoured states; while a (further) supporting the Military-Industrial Complex, its also a likely way of securing continued electoral support