These people are democrats and central planners who have climbed the greasy pole at the center of the empire in one-party Washington DC, who have had 30 years of US global hegemony, control over the levers of Fed.gov bureaucracy and military, total media coverage for their policies, unlimited printed money and debt to spend on all their schemes, and have never suffered any consequences.
We really should not be surprised by their incredible arrogance, and willingness to intervene in political affairs and wars all across the globe.