Never Trumpers: Trump Tariffs are the End of ‘American Empire’

Breitbart ^ | 04/05/2025 | Neil Munro

[ChicagoConservative27]

President Donald Trump’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs marks the end of “American Empire,” according to melodramatic claims from one of Bill Kristol’s group of globalist, pro-migration, Never Trump advocates.

“The age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, [has] ended,” wrote Kristol’s colleague, Jonathan Last. “We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order.”

Kristol topped that wild-eyed alarmism

[ChicagoConservative27]

Trump is right over target. If POS kristol is concerned then Trump is right.

[Responsibility2nd]

“The age of American empire, the great Pax Americana, [has] ended,” wrote Kristol’s colleague, Jonathan Last. “We cannot overstate what has just happened. It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order.”

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What this tool needs to understand is that Trump is undoing over a hundred years of fiscal irresponsibility. And mortally wounding NATO?

Works for me.

[Ahithophel]

Yes he did; what’s your point, Kristol, et al.?

[Macho MAGA Man]

Rand Paul and Chuck Grassley have jumped on board the anti-tariff bandwagon.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Let me get this straight:

• Tariffs are good when other countries levy them on goods made in the United States.

• Tariffs are bad when the United States levies them on goods made in other countries.

Do I have that right, Billy?

[central_va]

Wow, words fail me.

[Colorado Doug]

Good! Now go away kristol

[Lod881019]

20 years ago the Bushies pushed for China to get most favored nation status despite them committing genocide. Can’t let go of that sweet China money huh

[central_va]

Trump is over the target:

[SaxxonWoods]

. “It took just 71 days for Donald Trump to wreck the American economy, mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order.”

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The American economy is fine, “NATO mortally wounded” would be great if true but it's not. The American-led world order is in the bargaining and grief stages of defeat and will fall right back in line or suffer until it makes it's individual deals with Master Negotiator Trump.

[SkyDancer]

Oh like we had under Carter, Clinton, 0bama and Biden? That American Empire?

[Kazan]

mortally wound NATO, and destroy the American-led world order.

I can't think of better news than ending the globalist elite's reign of terror, one being inflicted on its own citizens.

But, the America First approach to the economy will result in an economic boom and make Kristol and the Never Trumpers look like fools once again.

[roadcat]

Trump is right over target.

Correct. President Trump had to do what he is doing, and it is saving the "American Empire" (liberal's phrasing). Trump is rescuing the U.S.A. from the destruction caused by Biden and his Democratic cronies. If not for Trump, America would certainly be doomed within 2 years. Trump is not only bailing water from a sinking ship, he is simultaneously fixing the holes in the hull of the ship.

[BenLurkin]

He’s crazed.

[Zathras]

Yep!
Kristol and his minions are the only group MORE wrong than SerpentHead.

[Jane Long]

We have several of these NeverTrumper doomers, here, too, unfortunately. :-(

[Frank Drebin]

As we were never meant to be an empire…good. As to Pax Americana…that has little to do with imperial attitude and more with having a mighty military, economy, and people the world fear.

American strength keeps the world peaceful.

[central_va]

More like Pax Doormat.

[bray]

Says the Communist Republicans, of course higher taxes on US corporations do not raise prices.

[escapefromboston]

Good. We are a republic , not an empire