From CAP National Security and International Policy Department
Since January 20, 2025, the second Trump administration’s foreign policy has driven global chaos and corruption, while undermining American allies, costing American taxpayers, and strengthening America’s adversaries. The Center for American Progress’ Trump Global Weakness Watch tracker is more than a catalog of concerning decisions—it is a strategic initiative to expose how Donald Trump’s second-term agenda is accelerating the breakdown of American power. The tracker shows a clear pattern: The Trump administration’s decisions about security, economy, and global influence make America weak, and Americans bear the consequences.
The Trump Global Weakness Watch tracker is a tool for accountability, but also for transformation. At a time when the Trump administration is engaged in a concerted effort to revise history at every turn, the tracker creates a documentary record that exposes the cracks in the “America First” foreign policy.
The Trump administration is weakening America’s military and security
The Trump administration’s politicization of the military—firing experienced leaders, deploying troops to American cities, and attacking those who serve—turns America’s national defense into spectacle. These moves do not make Americans safer. They distract from real threats and hurt those who protect Americans.
The Trump administration is weakening America’s economic power
The Trump administration’s manipulation of economic institutions and its trade wars worsen an economy that already disproportionately benefits the ultrawealthy. -- READ MORE