Countries across the planet are seeking alternatives to the US-dominated financial system. However, former President Donald Trump has pledged that, if he returns to the White House, he will punish nations that de-dollarize.
“We will keep the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency”, Trump promised at a campaign rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin on September 7, 2024.
“It is currently under major siege. Many countries are leaving the dollar”, the Republican presidential candidate lamented.
“They’re not going to leave the dollar with me”, Trump insisted. “I’ll say, ‘You leave the dollar, you’re not doing business with the United States, because we’re going to put 100% tariff on your goods’”.
Trump vows: “I would not allow countries to go off the dollar”
Trump made similar remarks in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on March 11, 2024.
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