Trump will launch tariff war to defend dollar supremacy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "In a March 11 interview on the business channel CNBC, Trump underscored the significance of dollar supremacy for the global position of US imperialism.
48% : There is no chance that BRICS will replace the US dollar in international trade, and any country that tries should wave goodbye to America.
45% : "Such remarks were repeated during his election campaign, including at a campaign rally in Wisconsin and in an address to the Economic Club of New York at which Trump explained that the imposition of tariffs was at the very centre of his economic agenda.
42% : In a recognition of the central role the global dollar plays in maintaining the financial hegemony of the US, these moves have brought a furious response from Trump -- threatening further instability in global markets and the economy already facing the threat of tariffs of 60 percent against China and 10-20 percent for the rest of the world.
42% : Commenting on the plan, former IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld noted that in introducing unregulated crypto into the financial system Trump has vowed to loosen what regulations there are and to make the US the "crypto capital of the world."
41% : If the stability of the dollar is called into question, however, either by the ever-present threat of another financial crisis, or by other countries seeking to shift out of the grip of the US currency, then the US will face a major funding problem -- the equivalent of losing a war, according to Trump.
29% : The declaration by Trump that he will initiate an economic war against any country or group of countries which attempts to shift away from the US dollar is in essence an admission of state bankruptcy.

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