Trump under stands that offering the olive branch in one hand and the sword in the other gets results, that’s why he is working with Rand on this.
You can’t go wrong with GOD as an example:
Isaiah 5:25
“Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”
King James Version (KJV)
Compared to neocon megalomaniacs, Rand is patriotic & harmless.