Every day seem to bring another round of pearl-clutching as some segment of the establishment reacts to the latest action — or reaction to — the Trump Administration moves to implement the America First agenda embraced by the voters. But one has to sit back and ask, why all the shock and surprise? After all, everything we are seeing has been written on the wall for a long time, everyone is playing the role that is expected and the only issue is whether or not President Donald Trump will weather the attacks of the black-robed thugs or lose his nerve. Spoiler Alert: He won’t back down and the thugs will lose.
It is understandable that many did not see any of this coming. For 125 years, ever since the murder of President McKinley, the country has been under the sway of the British model of political economy, fostering a Darwinian scrum for resources and capital. For all that time, the issue of America First economic policy was a mere footnote in history books but nothing anyone had to actually navigate. But it was arrogance and ignorance that created such a blind response.
After all, it has been over 30 years since the first signs of a popular revolt stirred. It was 1992 what Pat Buchanan raised the alarm inside the GOP. While he did not win the nomination, he is credited — rightly or wrongly — with being the cause of George Bush the Elder’s defeat. He should take the credit. It was also 1992 when Ross Perot created the wave in opposition to the disastrous trade deals and anti-American policies of the Ivy-Elite that ruled the nation.
Perot garnered nearly 20 million votes and beyond a shadow of a doubt delivered Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania to Bill Clinton over George Bush. As even the most casual observer will note, these are the same states that delivered the death blow to Kamala Harris in 2024.It is no accident. The demand for an end to the near-traitorous trade policies of the elite money managers has now become the national call to arms. So, the 32-year warning shouldn’t have taken anyone by surprise.
And yet it has. Wall Street has fluctuated from sheer panic to insane over exuberance; sometimes twice within the same day. These reckless and erratic moves have fed the muckrakers in the “media” to spread fear and rumor with no regard to the truth or the effect. And, of course, various arms of the established order have done their part. The Federal Reserve, the creation of global bankers and the ultimate enforcer of globalist aims, has sat back and done what it can be nudge on the talk of “recession” and other anti-tariff propaganda.
And again, why the surprise? The Federal Reserve is what it was always intended to be — a mechanism to funnel the wealth of the nation to those at the top. No action it takes will be designed to support an America First economic agenda because it is fundamentally opposed to it, it is in the DNA of the entity itself.
Likewise, most of the academics and think-tankers are openly opposing tariffs, closed borders and the entire program of re-industrialization. With over 90,000 manufacturing firms lost since the radical “free” trade agenda took flight, it will not be quick or easy to rebuild. So, along the way expect to hear all those credentialed “experts” take every blip in the data to foreshadow doom and gloom. It will be no surprise that these people will join the losing side because that is where their bread is buttered.
Which brings us to the point. The America First agenda is nothing less than a redirection for America. To all the pontificating pundits, the answer to your often repeated accusations is a resounding yes. Yes, the foreign policy of empire is done. The American people do not want to spend their hard earned money and the blood of their sons and daughters for your chessboard adventurism. Yes, the economic policy of driving down the wages of American workers is done. We will not “import” millions of illegal aliens to drive down wages while being supported by tax money from American citizens. We will not facilitate the theft of American jobs, communities, and cultures on the insane alter of globalism. And yes, we will protect and defend both American industry and American financial independence against the demand, threats and pleading of other nations.
The bold slogan of the last America First President before Donald Trump in 1896 was Protection and Sound Money. That is the America First mantra of today; protect our industries and make sure our money holds its value.
So, as you dissect the situation it is easy to see that there is no reason to be surprised by the actions taking place. This is what President Trump ran on and won. What is truly surprising however is that so many of our elites oppose this simple and honest agenda, an agenda that puts the interests of the American people first. That is the question that needs to be answered — why are so many opposed to representing the best interests of our own people?
Bill Wilson is the former president of Americans for Limited Government.
Reproduced with permission. Original here: Why All The Surprise On President Trump’s America First Agenda?
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