{
  "id": 7147395,
  "title": "Trump Keeps Using “National Security” to Do What He Wants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-keeps-using-national-security-to-do-what-he-wants",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T17:58:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/trump-keeps-using-national-security-to-do-what-he-wants-war-dissidents-environment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump, throughout his two terms, frequently invoked \"national security\" as the rationale for his actions. After the 9/11 attacks, the United States established a powerful and largely unregulated national security apparatus, which Donald Trump has continued to utilize to target domestic dissenters and perceived adversaries. His administration has leveraged emergency powers to challenge various groups and industries, arguing they pose national security threats. These include Japanese cars, Chinese telecom equipment, the gay hookup app Grindr, offshore wind turbines, coal plants, hyperscale data centers, union protections for federal workers, musical instruments, and even Elon Musk's Grok chatbot in Memphis. Critics argue Trump's use of national security as an excuse to expand surveillance and start wars is a continuation of the tactics employed by his predecessors.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump has a favorite justification for everything he does: “It’s a national security matter.” After 9/11, the United States built a vast, powerful, and generally unchecked national security apparatus. Twenty-five years later, Trump is using agencies and emergency powers that sprung up in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks—and have never been abolished […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump repeatedly used \"national security\" to justify actions.",
    "Appointed apparatus expanded post-9/11, remains unregulated.",
    "Targeted groups/industries alleged to threaten national security."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}