Terrorist groups embrace chance of weakened US hegemony under Trump

One post from ex-members of neo-Nazi group says ‘we’re happy’ with Trump’s plans to slash national security jobs

While Donald Trump has cultivated his reputation as a feared strongman, internal chats and online talk across a spectrum of terrorist organizations calling the US government their enemy show that many see advantages to the president-elect’s incoming administration.

Key to those beliefs are Trump’s own promises that once in office, he plans to reduce the global US military footprint and purge the so-called “deep state” national security agencies of workers he considers disloyal to him.