Ego.
Make America look bigger on a map.
Score an easy "win," however meaningless, to distract from more pressing problems.
Trump is wrong on this. And for saying so, I will be called a leftist.
I hear you. We regularly see people on Free Republic, attack other Freepers for not being conservative enough, or for not supporting Trump on every single thing he says or does.
“And for saying so, I will be called a leftist. ”
No.
Just a moron. :)