So sayeth the Lard, my gawd:
In the US, congressional aides and Korea experts familiar with the talks say the President's $4.7 billion demand came out of thin air, sending State and Defense Department officials scrambling to justify the number with a slew of new charges that may include Seoul paying some costs for US personnel present on the peninsula and for troops and equipment that rotate through.
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Emphasis mine. Because, what else are you going to do when the Dementor-In-Chief randomly raises the price of our services? Challenge him? Ha! No, silly rabbit. You just make shit up to justify grifting our strategic partners.