Joe really wants to be a war-time president. Not only for his legacy but also because he thinks it is the ticket to a second term. As a general rule, people don’t like to change leaders in the midst of a war.
Yes, he’s campaigning. No, it’s not the only reason but he’ll milk it for all it’s worth.
I would not doubt it in the least. The bastard doesn’t give one rats ass how many people his policies kill. If he did he would close the damn border