trump and other republicans
France, Spain and i think Britain. Im not sure of the last one
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A thing that wouldn't be necessary condition for the growth of an empire would be internal revolutions and revolts - D.
This option, compared to the others, actually underminens the possibility of success within one empire after some time as undermining authority and creating revolutions doesn't help when creating an empire.