Trump’s America: Isolated and undesirable
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
Thank you, President Trump. Your vision of an isolationist nation has come to fruition. That’s right – nobody anywhere in the world wants to visit America anymore. The only reason someone from another
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The premise that America is suddenly “undesirable” because Trump questioned the global consensus is more theater than analysis. It treats international approval as the same thing as national success, and it assumes fewer visitors equals moral failure instead of asking what policies actually affect safety, prices, and confidence.
What’s missing is that national sovereignty is not isolation. A country can welcome tourism and talent while still insisting on border integrity and visa rules that are enforced. If travel is down, the honest questions involve crime perceptions, inflation, and chaotic messaging from institutions that seem unable to manage basic order.
Conservatives care about public trust because it drives everything from tourism to investment. An “America First” posture is about fairness for citizens and stable expectations, not retreat. The principle at stake is whether a nation can set its own terms and remain open without becoming naïve.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.