Alex Brandon, Associated Press. President Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Jan. 4, 2026, as returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Many of President Trump’s MAGA and America First base — especially some of his most public supporters — hoped he would be pulling back on American interventionism in other countries. But as president, Trump has become a globalist, an interventionist — some might say a war monger.
And now he plans to become a nation-builder as well.
Prior to the 2024 election, MAGA and America First types considered the word “globalist” a term of derision. Yet for better or worse — and you can make either case, depending on his actions and your views — Trump has become one of the most globally activist presidents in decades, politically intervening in countries across the globe.
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