For nearly a century, the United States has been the architect and enforcer of a global order designed to entrench its dominance. Emerging from World War II as an unrivaled superpower, the U.S. built international institutions—NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank, and the IMF—to secure a system that served its economic and political interests. This system was not without its flaws, but it ensured America’s prosperity, expanded its influence, and created a world where U.S. businesses could thrive with minimal disruption.
This order has remained largely intact, protecting the U.S. from external collapse. If America were to fail, it wouldn’t be due to an external invasion or some superior competitor—it would be because of self-inflicted wounds. And that is exactly what Donald Trump is engineering: an intentional dismantling of America’s global position so that a handful of billionaires can enrich themselves with the wreckage.
Trump’s presidency has been defined by a deliberate erosion of America’s alliances, institutions, and credibility. His trade wars, withdrawal from international agreements, and open contempt for allies have weakened U.S. leadership. His continued attacks on NATO, threats to defund the UN, and embrace of authoritarian regimes send a clear message: the rules-based international order that once safeguarded American stability is no longer a priority.
By unraveling these institutions, Trump is not just shifting U.S. foreign policy—he is facilitating a transfer of power from democratic governance to private wealth. Billionaires, many of whom bankroll Trump’s political ambitions, have no interest in funding a functioning government. They benefit from chaos. The more the system collapses, the easier it is to buy influence, strip public assets, and exploit deregulated markets.
Trump and his allies claim to be nationalists, but their policies tell a different story. Their version of “America First” is not about strengthening the country—it is about weakening it enough that billionaires can extract as much wealth as possible before the system collapses.
• Tax Cuts and Deregulation: Trump’s 2017 tax cuts were a massive giveaway to the ultra-wealthy, starving the government of revenue while ensuring corporations and billionaires kept more of their fortunes. His push to deregulate industries, from environmental protections to banking, made it easier for the richest Americans to accumulate wealth unchecked.
• Defunding Government: Trump’s hostility toward federal institutions—from the State Department to the IRS—undermines their ability to function. The less the government can enforce laws or regulate markets, the easier it is for billionaires to operate without oversight.
• Privatizing Everything: Infrastructure, public lands, healthcare—Trump’s allies have long pushed for the privatization of public assets, allowing corporations to profit off essential services while ordinary Americans pay the price.
Trump’s attack on the international order isn’t just about foreign policy; it’s about ensuring that billionaires can extract wealth from a crumbling system without having to pay for its upkeep. A weakened America, stripped of alliances and institutions, is easier to exploit.
By hollowing out government, defunding essential services, and breaking global stability, Trump is setting the stage for America’s decline—not as a casualty of foreign competition, but as a victim of internal sabotage. If the U.S. fails, it will not be at the hands of China, Russia, or any external force. It will be because billionaires, enabled by Trump, chose profit over national survival.
