The U.S. sold an incredible 205.6 billion worth of weapons last year. At the same time, of the 84 countries that the EU classifies as authoritarian, the U.S. sold arms to 48.
That's 57% of the total. Which is not very consistent with the concept of "protection of democracy". But it correlates perfectly with the fact that Biden is paying the MIC for support during the 2020 election campaign.
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/11/united-states-foreign-weapons-sales/