That's the point. Just cutting down the military when you don't need it and scaling it back up "really quickly" when it's needed obviously does not work, just a

That's the point. Just cutting down the military when you don't need it and scaling it back up "really quickly" when it's needed obviously does not work, just as it does not work to cut down the CDC and scale it back up "really quickly" when there's a pandemic incoming. Both institutions provide a significant part of their value by "standing by", so qualified personnel can spring into action quickly in case they are needed. It's just that Trump obviously applies double standards here: while the military is fine to burn through billions without supplying immediate value (outside of that provided by its mere existence) for a large part of that money, the CDC as a civil organization is apparently not allowed do to the very same thing, even when it costs much less money in comparison. And that's what api obviously wanted to point out. I can't see too much satire in that.