Fareed Zakaria Bashes Trump for Potentially Unleashing ‘Forces of Nationalism’ that Would ‘Destroy the World that America Created’

ZAKARIA Talking to people ░░░░░░░░ across the world at ░░░░░░░░ World Economic Forum in ░░░░░░░░ this week from Europe ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East to ░░░░░░░░ the reaction to Donald ░░░░░░░░ s second term has ░░░░░░░░ more varied and less ░░░░░░░░ than his first term ░░░░░░░░ are anxious but in ░░░░░░░░ countries leaders think they ░░░░░░░░ make deals with him ░░░░░░░░ believe that his bark ░░░░░░░░ worse than his bite ░░░░░░░░ the people I spoke ░░░░░░░░ however are puzzled by ░░░░░░░░ core aspect of Trump ░░░░░░░░ worldview that America is ░░░░░░░░ patsy Clip starts Trump ░░░░░░░░ will not allow ourselves ░░░░░░░░ be taken advantage of ░░░░░░░░ longer Clip ends ZAKARIA ░░░░░░░░ declared in his inaugural ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Marco ░░░░░░░░ doing his best to ░░░░░░░░ Trump in his confirmation ░░░░░░░░ explained that the United ░░░░░░░░ has in recent decades ░░░░░░░░ often prioritized the global ░░░░░░░░ over its own national ░░░░░░░░ This picture of America ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ as bizarre almost upside ░░░░░░░░ After all America has ░░░░░░░░ used military force in ░░░░░░░░ of its national interests ░░░░░░░░ matter what global opinion ░░░░░░░░ It invaded Iraq over ░░░░░░░░ objections of other U ░░░░░░░░ Security Council members and ░░░░░░░░ involving millions across the ░░░░░░░░ It sanctions countries unilaterally ░░░░░░░░ Iran to Cuba to ░░░░░░░░ even when its closest ░░░░░░░░ disagree And between 2009 ░░░░░░░░ 2023 it imposed the ░░░░░░░░ protectionist trade measures of ░░░░░░░░ country on the planet ░░░░░░░░ rest of the world ░░░░░░░░ the U S as ░░░░░░░░ country that knows it ░░░░░░░░ the world s superpower ░░░░░░░░ acts like it extracting ░░░░░░░░ terms for itself on ░░░░░░░░ every issue that it ░░░░░░░░ as important to its ░░░░░░░░ interests As one foreign ░░░░░░░░ who did not wish ░░░░░░░░ be named explained We ░░░░░░░░ accommodate American requests and ░░░░░░░░ far more than those ░░░░░░░░ any other country It ░░░░░░░░ true however that while ░░░░░░░░ protecting its own national ░░░░░░░░ and freedom of action ░░░░░░░░ has also tried to ░░░░░░░░ build a better world ░░░░░░░░ the U S fully ░░░░░░░░ the international arena in ░░░░░░░░ War II great power ░░░░░░░░ nationalism and protectionism were ░░░░░░░░ everyday features of international ░░░░░░░░ There was little global ░░░░░░░░ and much less financial ░░░░░░░░ from the rich to ░░░░░░░░ poor After 1945 the ░░░░░░░░ built an open economy ░░░░░░░░ has lifted billions out ░░░░░░░░ poverty and disease International ░░░░░░░░ have tried to tackle ░░░░░░░░ problems Great power wars ░░░░░░░░ faded into the history ░░░░░░░░ America has been key ░░░░░░░░ this transformation After World ░░░░░░░░ II far from asking ░░░░░░░░ tribute from the defeated ░░░░░░░░ it gave them money ░░░░░░░░ rebuild It opened up ░░░░░░░░ economy to the world ░░░░░░░░ to create a system ░░░░░░░░ which everyone could thrive ░░░░░░░░ peace was more profitable ░░░░░░░░ war That vision succeeded ░░░░░░░░ no country has benefited ░░░░░░░░ than the United States ░░░░░░░░ America America has remained ░░░░░░░░ world s leading economic ░░░░░░░░ military and political power ░░░░░░░░ years after World War ░░░░░░░░ In fact in recent ░░░░░░░░ the gap between America ░░░░░░░░ many other rich countries ░░░░░░░░ Japan has actually increased ░░░░░░░░ about 4 percent of ░░░░░░░░ world s population America ░░░░░░░░ today over a quarter ░░░░░░░░ global GDP roughly the ░░░░░░░░ position it was in ░░░░░░░░ Ronald Reagan s presidency ░░░░░░░░ half a century ago ░░░░░░░░ s more the technologies ░░░░░░░░ the future are ones ░░░░░░░░ America leads in and ░░░░░░░░ well dominate But that ░░░░░░░░ not enough for Donald ░░░░░░░░ He wants to squeeze ░░░░░░░░ foreigner for more In ░░░░░░░░ during a meeting with ░░░░░░░░ president of Panama President ░░░░░░░░ complained that Panama charged ░░░░░░░░ U S Navy too ░░░░░░░░ Well the amount Panama ░░░░░░░░ them to cross the ░░░░░░░░ at the time was ░░░░░░░░ 1 million a year ░░░░░░░░ comes out to less ░░░░░░░░ 0 0002 percent of ░░░░░░░░ year s Pentagon budget ░░░░░░░░ Trump wanted to shake ░░░░░░░░ a poorer Central American ░░░░░░░░ and get a discount ░░░░░░░░ s a way of ░░░░░░░░ that is always about ░░░░░░░░ transaction rather than a ░░░░░░░░ America is so powerful ░░░░░░░░ it s quite possible ░░░░░░░░ Trump will succeed in ░░░░░░░░ these discounts as he ░░░░░░░░ other countries most of ░░░░░░░░ friends allies and partners ░░░░░░░░ in doing so he ░░░░░░░░ lose the goodwill generated ░░░░░░░░ decades of American foreign ░░░░░░░░ that made so many ░░░░░░░░ around the world want ░░░░░░░░ ally with Washington against ░░░░░░░░ Soviet Union or Russia ░░░░░░░░ China And he might ░░░░░░░░ forces of nationalism and ░░░░░░░░ that over time will ░░░░░░░░ even destroy the world ░░░░░░░░ America created a world ░░░░░░░░ has been more stable ░░░░░░░░ prosperous and free than ░░░░░░░░ we have known before.”