Trump Push America Into the ‘ Sinking Program’

 

After Trump’s second rise to power, he aided his patrons China and Russia in bringing about America’s complete decline. In less than a year of his destructive rule, the United States has already, without question, begun to collapse—at a speed and scale unmatched. Although Trump came to office under the slogan “Make America Great Again,” it resembles Putin’s “Give me 20 years and I’ll return you a strong Russia,” and China’s “Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation—the China Dream.” These narratives follow the same logic: not shameless lies exactly, but promises whose hopes of success were already doomed at the moment they were made. America has never truly declined, Russia is not truly strong, and China may not necessarily be rejuvenated.

Cracking down on China’s authoritarian government with a trade war was understandable, but launching a trade war against the entire world only pushed countries to hedge their bets, using China as leverage to counter U.S. economic sanctions. In reality, this accelerated China’s expansion in international trade. U.S.–China economic cooperation has been a long‑term national policy pursued by successive American governments since the end of the Cold War. To change it requires a long‑term, targeted plan, coordinated with allies, gradually cutting ties until full decoupling is achieved—a process that would take at least a decade. Instead, Trump launched a global trade war, driving allies toward China and isolating the U.S. Given the deep entanglement of U.S.–China economic ties, short‑term separation is impossible, and the return of manufacturing lacks basic conditions. Thus, when China introduced its so‑called rare earth control strategy, the U.S. effectively admitted defeat and abandoned the trade war.

After forty years of globalization, the tariffs imposed during the trade war ultimately balanced out and canceled each other. Today, the trade war is no longer a topic Trump even mentions. Beyond creating countless confrontations internationally, he has abandoned the fight on trade tariffs, powerless to continue—a complete farce. China emerged with absolute victory, gaining deeper and broader economic influence worldwide, becoming the true leader of the global economy. The U.S., meanwhile, alienated allies, pursued only its own interests, harmed global economic development, and surrendered its role as international economic leader, becoming marginalized.

To help Putin out of his predicament, America under Trump even sided with Russia, indirectly withdrawing from NATO and halting military aid to Ukraine. With the U.S. abandoning Europe, Britain, France, and Germany led other nations in independently resisting Russia. As Ukraine’s military strength and striking power grew, Europe proved capable of handling its own affairs without U.S. intervention, provided support for Ukraine continued. With America’s exit from NATO, it lost leadership and ceased to be taken seriously in other international matters. In short, the U.S. has been marginalized. Losing military leadership inevitably undermined its economic position, and the continued decline of the dollar became inevitable. 

The military and monetary advantages America relied on since World War II have vanished. As Russia’s accomplice, the U.S. lost Europe’s trust. Other nations scoffed at America’s abandonment of allies, of European security, and of opposition to aggression. Thus, the U.S. forfeited its role as guardian of international peace, and the post‑WWII American‑led political, economic, military, and diplomatic system collapsed. In short, America lost its international credibility.

Rumors swirl that Trump’s wife is a Russian spy. After multiple bankruptcies, Trump was repeatedly rescued by Russian funds. As early as the 1980s, during a visit to the Soviet Union, he received certain promises. In his first presidential campaign, he gained Russian support, exploiting loopholes in the U.S. electoral system, turning himself into an internet celebrity to attract traffic, and ultimately winning the presidency. Upon his second election, his urgent mission was to help Russia turn its invasion of Ukraine into a fait accompli—cutting off military aid to force Zelensky’s surrender and the partition of Ukraine. Next, with U.S. approval and assistance, Russia would launch military action against the Baltic states and Poland, then Sweden, Finland, Turkey, and eventually all of Europe. Thus, Putin’s “Russian Dream” would be realized, with Trump as the Cold War‑era strategic pawn against NATO, finally dismantling NATO after the Soviet Union’s collapse.

In just one year, Trump helped China and Russia achieve anti‑American goals they had pursued for decades without success. America has since entered decline, transformed from the world’s sole superpower and international leader into a marginalized nation led by a clown. In Trump’s subsequent three years of leadership, aside from his family profiting through open market manipulation, America as a global leader—the so‑called beacon of democracy—has long since gone dark. The countdown to “America sinking” has begun.