Trump is unraveling the world order with unprecedented speed
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allies and reorient the global economy are creating a ripple effect that stretches from American main streets to far-flung corners of the world. Some of the disruption is intentional, with Trump and his chief deputy in the government overhaul, Elon Musk, moving to disempower the nation’s international-aid agency—U.S. Agency for International Development—and other federal programs, as well as to unwind the climate-change and DEI policies of the prior White House.
Some is a consequence of the start-and-stop quality of Trump’s efforts to move with unparalleled speed in putting his stamp on government—a sweeping freeze on federal spending that was paused by the courts, a threat to place high tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods that Trump issued and then rescinded, at least for now. To some Americans, Trump is following through on exactly the promises he made during the campaign to cut wasteful spending and fight what they see as a “deep state’’ of bureaucrats obstructing his agenda. In Wisconsin, a freeze in federal funding has Head Start preschool programs racing to secure lifelines from banks and foundations.
In West Virginia, a startup has slammed the brakes on installing rooftop solar panels after its government reimbursement for about 30 such projects fell through. In Virginia, some community health centers have closed, at least temporarily. To America’s north, a Montreal company that makes ladies’ tights furloughed roughly 140 employees, citing the threat of tariffs.
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