The Sheriff is Back

The world just learned a hard lesson in economic reality. The days of American presidents bowing to globalist elites at Davos, begging for investment while our factories rust, are over. President Donald J. Trump, fresh off his resounding 2024 victory, just laid down the law to the globalists assembled in Davos: if you want access to the American market, you better make your products in America. Otherwise, prepare to pay.

The annual gathering at Davos is little more than a festival of hypocrisy, where the world’s wealthiest and most powerful elites gather to lecture the rest of us about economic equity and climate change while arriving in private jets and dining in luxury. These self-anointed masterminds, who have spent decades offshoring American jobs and undermining national sovereignty, while pretending to be saviors of the common man. Their track record is one of failure, stagnation, and self-enrichment at the expense of working people everywhere. Trump’s defiant stance at Davos is a long-overdue rejection of their failed ideology and a bold assertion of American strength.

That’s right—tariffs are back, and this time, they’re not just a negotiating tool. Trump made it clear in his video address to the World Economic Forum: the era of free riding on America’s open market while hollowing out our middle class is over. You make it here; you sell it here. You make it elsewhere? You pay a tariff. Simple. Fair. Effective.

Globalists shriek when Trump talks tariffs, but let’s be honest—what have their policies gotten us? Decades of offshoring, ghost-town manufacturing hubs, and a national debt that makes even the most reckless hedge fund manager’s blush.

Contrast this with past American representatives like John Kerry, who used Davos as a stage to grovel before global elites, apologizing for America’s success and bending the knee to foreign bureaucrats. Kerry and his ilk treated economic diplomacy as one-way street—concessions for America, windfalls for everyone else. Trump has shattered that mold, making it clear that the United States will no longer be the world’s doormat.

This isn’t just about policy—it’s about a movement. Trump’s historic return to the White House wasn’t some fluke. It was a reckoning. The American people gave him a mandate, and he’s delivering. From trade to national security, Trump is doing what voters sent him to Washington to do: take a wrecking ball to the old order and rebuild American greatness.

It’s not just tariffs. Trump is taking decisive action across the board. He’s calling for immediate talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war—a move that horrifies the military-industrial complex but makes perfect sense for America. He’s fast-tracking energy plants to power AI innovation, while the left still clings to their fantasy of a windmill-powered future. He’s declassifying JFK, RFK, and MLK assassination files, shining a light on decades of government secrecy. And yes, he’s fighting tooth and nail to end birthright citizenship—because the American people are tired of their generosity being exploited.

In a bold move during his virtual address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump directly confronted Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, accusing the bank of discriminating against conservative clients by denying them services—a practice often referred to as "debanking" Trump's pointed remarks underscore his administration's commitment to challenging corporate practices perceived as biased against conservative individuals and organizations. Moynihan, when given the opportunity to respond, chose to highlight Bank of America's sponsorship of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, unable to respond to the president's allegations.

This exchange emphasizes the administration's stance against corporate biases developed in the Obama years and perfected under Biden. This was a clear signal of his broader expectation for financial institutions to maintain impartiality in their business operations.

Trump’s message to the world is clear: America holds the leverage, and we’re going to use it. No more one-sided deals. No more endless wars. No more unchecked illegal immigration. It’s strength through action, not empty rhetoric. And it’s about time. Wall Street elites may whine, and globalists may panic, but the truth is simple: the world needs America more than America needs the world. And under Trump 47, we’re finally acting like it.

The sheriff is back in town. Get used to it. The best is yet to come.

Perry O Hooper Jr is a former State Representative who writes columns on his political perspective and has been published in a number of publications around Alabama and beyond. He was an early supporter of Donald Trump and was the 2016 Trump Victory Chair.

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