The modern Democrat Party has never been pro defense or military. Don’t let their loud talk fool you.
“The modern Democrat Party has never been pro defense or military.”
You are right in the general sense. But they have always had their own military contractor favorites and always sought to either get them contracts or support them keeping contracts, regardless of corruption or true national security priorities.
Let’s not forget slick Willy and the missile technology that a military contractor got for China while he was in office.