I’m not sure what my argument is exactly; I looked up the definition of civilization because I was bored and was shocked when Trump’s statement made literal sense.

Civilization (noun):The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

The definition Oxford Languages uses is:

“they equated the railroad with progress and civilization”

I hate to say it, but Trump used the correct definition of civilization in regards to his destruction of civilian infrastructure. It doesn’t imply genocide.