By Douglas V. Gibbs
Internationalists, globalists, and other worldwide Marxists are about as fond of Donald J. Trump as the Democrats. Trump, after all, not only represents being an existential threat to their power and wealth, but because he’s outside their little club and holds a lot of popular power he just might be able to upset their apple cart worse than they would prefer. While I figure there are those on the international stage that don’t stand against Trump, the imagery I’ve been observing tells me that those people are few and in between.
When President Trump chose to pay a virtual visit to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he delivered a Trumpian address that encouraged the lefty global elites to twitch and shift uncomfortably in their chairs.
Trump spoke directly to the gathered dignitaries and business leaders, calling out their progressive agenda and pointing out the “ridiculous” and “wasteful” nature of their policies. Trump specifically took aim at climate regulations and reaffirmed his commitment to policies that prioritize economic freedom over globalist initiatives.
NATO, tariffs, and ongoing conflicts also made their way into his speech, the latter of which he blamed for heightened global oil prices, interest rates, and challenges for legitimate free market producers. He cautioned business leaders about potential tariffs by the United States on products manufactured overseas, encouraging those companies to return to the United States for manufacturing so that they can free themselves from the tariffs.
Climate Change was also targeted. Trump said, “I terminated the ridiculous and incredibly wasteful Green New Deal. I call it the Green New Scam. [I] withdrew from the one-sided Paris Climate Accord and ended the insane and costly electric vehicle mandate. We’re going to let people buy the car they want to buy.”
Trump directly targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, as well, saying, “My administration has taken action to abolish all discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion nonsense. These are policies that were absolute nonsense throughout the government and the private sector. With the recent yet somewhat unexpected great Supreme Court decision just made, America will once again become a merit-based country. You have to hear that word. Merit-based country. And I’ve made it official, an official policy of the United States.”
Trump hammered the WEF with unapologetic stances not only on policy, but on cultural issues taking a firm position on gender policies. “There are only two genders, male and female. And we will have no men participating in women’s sports, and transgender operations, which became the rage, will occur very rarely,” he continued.
Trump’s speech was celebrated by those who have been critical of globalism, excited that Trump was willing to send a clear message to the WEF and its proponents that Trump’s America will not subscribe to their vision of global governance.
His speech to the WEF in Davos was the type of attitude that led to him being elected to a second term as President of the United States. And he took action quickly, rapidly confirming that when it comes to Trump, promises made will be promises kept. No more DEI, “drill baby drill,” no more weaponization of the judicial system against certain Americans or by government, a plan to achieve government efficiency, getting back to real science when it comes to biology, and an unleashing of the free market in the United States in order to infuse America’s economy with growth and the promise of innovation.
All of it makes the global elites nervous, but they have admitted defeat…for now. As Trump was telling them about his decision to freeze foreign aid, end climate change policies/”Green New Deal,” withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, end the EV mandate and increase domestic fossil fuel drilling, root out and eliminate spending corruption, and put America first, the Davos panel admitted that Trump had defeated them…for now.
Like Hamas, they will simply use the lull in the war as an opportunity to regroup and rearm.
In his speech Trump vowed that America would be the premier location on the planet for building and growing a company. “Under the Trump administration, there will be no better place on earth to create jobs, build factories, or grow a company than right here in the good old USA,” he said.
Trump’s message came days after he announced he would establish the External Revenue Service (ERS) which would be designed to “collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources,” he said.
Trump’s message is in line with what the Founding Fathers originally intended. While they viewed foreign trade an important part of America’s global relationship with other countries, they used tariffs to make sure U.S. producers did not get the short end of the deal.
— Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
