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“America First means putting Americans first! Fair trade, not globalism!”
What You Say
America First tariffs raised costs on American consumers and farmers who lost export markets to retaliation. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and WHO weakened U.S. global leadership without replacing it. 'America First' in practice meant America isolated — allies distrusted us, adversaries tested us, and working families paid higher prices.
The Stab
America First shouldn't mean America alone — and alone is what we got.
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