> as the Trump administration gets increasingly desperate to win a reelection. Or maybe, just maybe, he is doing something which he believes is the right thing

> as the Trump administration gets increasingly desperate to win a reelection. Or maybe, just maybe, he is doing something which he believes is the right thing to do and will help Americans? The ratcheting up could just be a tactic to force the next administration into a position to actually deal with the dysfunctional relationship rather than always rolling over and hoping things will be different like previous administrations.