What would really happen if America abdicated its role as world leader

What would really happen if America abdicated its role as world leader


Those pretty faces might always make the United States stand out in the crowd, but rest assured, the free world will desperately want it back in charge should it ever go its own way.

And make no mistake, there are those who would like to see it do just that. While President Donald Trump has proven eager to turn his sirens on after once decrying his country’s role as world police, his administration’s interventions abroad have only further radicalized the Republican Party’s isolationist wing.

From left, a tank with Russian markings in Donetsk, Ukraine, March 11, 2022; Chinese soldiers on parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2015; Palestinians transport an Israeli to Gaza after kidnapping them from a kibbutz near the Gaza border, Oct. 7, 2023. (From left: Anadolu Agency/Getty; Rolex Dela Pena/AP; AP)From left, a tank with Russian markings in Donetsk, Ukraine, March 11, 2022; Chinese soldiers on parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2015; Palestinians transport an Israeli to Gaza after kidnapping them from a kibbutz near the Gaza border, Oct. 7, 2023.
(From left: Anadolu Agency/Getty; Rolex Dela Pena/AP; AP)

“The U.S. is not going to defend and cannot defend Taiwan,” Carlson asserted during a recent sit-down with

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