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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:21 PM Thursday

Trump's Foreign Moves Aren't Distractions, They Are Hastening The US Sovereign Debt And Dollar Crisis: Peter Schiff

Economist Peter Schiff slammed President Donald Trump’s increasingly incendiary foreign policy rhetoric, warning that it is now more than a mere distraction and was, in fact, hastening the nation’s sovereign debt and currency crisis.

Sovereign Debt And Currency Crisis
On Tuesday, in a post on X, Schiff said that Trump’s latest declarations, such as claims that “he will be running Venezuela,” or threatening to “invade and occupy Greenland,” may be more than just political theater or attempts at drawing headlines.

According to Schiff, such statements come at the time of worsening “sovereign debt and dollar crisis,” but instead of distracting people from these mounting economic woes, they are actively hastening the “onset of that crisis.”

This comes as the U.S. national debt continues to accelerate at an unprecedented rate, touching $38 trillion, with the interest on debt alone now surpassing the country’s annual defense spending. At the same time, global central banks are increasingly paring their exposure to U.S. Treasuries and other assets.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-foreign-moves-arent-distractions-114604592.html

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Trump's Foreign Moves Aren't Distractions, They Are Hastening The US Sovereign Debt And Dollar Crisis: Peter Schiff (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
If you've lost Peter Schiff .... bucolic_frolic Thursday #1
The devaluation of our American dollar is a problem we might not be able to bounce back from questionseverything Thursday #2
Trump and Co actively support that devaluation JCMach1 Thursday #3
... and increasing the value of Trump's crypto and gold holdings n/t AntiFascist Thursday #4
One of Trump's specialties belpejic Thursday #5

bucolic_frolic

(54,064 posts)
1. If you've lost Peter Schiff ....
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:23 PM
Thursday

Any chance a true debt crisis is the only thing that reigns in the path we're on? If the money stops, a lot of things will stop.

JCMach1

(29,094 posts)
3. Trump and Co actively support that devaluation
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:27 PM
Thursday

Its a goal of theirs.

Purposely devaluing the U.S. dollar by pressing other countries to alter their own currency values would represent the most aggressive proposal yet in Trump’s attempts to reshape global trade. The potential moves would go beyond the tariffs of Trump’s first term and the expansive industrial subsidies for clean energy enacted by President Joe Biden. A weaker dollar would make U.S. exports cheaper on the world market and potentially reduce the U.S.’ yawning trade deficit.
Trump trade advisers plot dollar devaluation - POLITICO https://share.google/DkFiBE6AKHiSLnbY2

belpejic

(783 posts)
5. One of Trump's specialties
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 11:33 PM
Thursday

Is running organizations into bankruptcy. Why would the US be any different?

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