Trump’s Isolationism Isn’t Just Political

July 18, 2025

When President Trump first stormed the global stage with his "America First" doctrine, the world watched with skepticism. Then confusion.

Now, it's turning away — and taking its money with it.

You’ve heard plenty about the dollar’s decline.

Inflation. Debt. The Fed. But here’s what almost no one’s talking about:

The dollar isn’t just collapsing from within. It’s being quietly exiled from the global stage — one burned bridge at a time.

Trust Is the True Reserve Currency

Global currencies aren’t sustained by gold bars or green paper.

They’re sustained by alliances, credibility, and the promise of stability.

For 80 years, the U.S. dollar thrived not just because it was backed by the Fed — but because it was backed by NATO, the WTO, the IMF, and America’s massive military footprint abroad.

Now? That scaffolding is being ripped out.

Let’s look at the chain reaction in motion:

1) Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull out of NATO, and in 2025 again demanded allies “pay their full bill or risk being on their own.” That kind of volatility makes the U.S. look unreliable — and dollar assets less appealing.

2) His administration is slashing foreign aid and cutting diplomatic spending — precisely the tools used to keep the dollar central in developing economies.

3) Under his first term, the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement, the Iran nuclear deal, the TPP, and UNESCO — signaling to allies that the U.S. won’t honor multilateral agreements.

This isn't foreign policy.

It's financial suicide masquerading as strength.

The Dangerous Illusion of Sovereignty

On the surface, “America First” feels like strength — no more foreign entanglements, no more global babysitting.

But global power doesn’t disappear when America retreats — it just shifts. And it takes your money with it.

As the U.S. becomes less cooperative, the dollar becomes less trusted.

And when trust dies, so does demand.

No need for a dramatic crash. Just a slow, quiet drift toward irrelevance.

The scary part? This isn’t a speculative future — it’s already underway.

  • The dollar’s global share of reserves has slipped below 58% — its lowest in over 25 years.

  • The euro, yuan, and gold are slowly taking its place.

  • The U.S. is borrowing more than ever — and finding fewer willing lenders.

So yes, the moment we stopped defending the world… the world stopped defending the dollar.

—Death