“Virtually all of the so-called experts predicted my plans to end this failed model, [Globalism] would trigger a global recession and runaway inflation. But we have proven them wrong.”
—President Donald J. Trump, Jan. 21, 2026: Address to the World Economic Forum.
President Trump has led the newest phase of his campaign to champion nation-state sovereignty over the City of London, (aka remnants of the British Empire) one-world-government dreams by pounding a battering ram through the front gates of the Davos stronghold.
Perhaps the poetic irony that he led a huge delegation was not lost on history buffs and fans of the Spartan's Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Maybe a twist of Hollywood’s 2008 scripted battle cry was changed yesterday from "We are Spartans," to, "We are MAGA!"
Team Trump showed up. At every panel, every speech, the message was the same:
—You have failed.
—We are sovereign.
—We will define the world order.
—There will be no compromise.
—Your theft stops here.
—Unapologetic.
—Blunt.
—Confident.
Our 47th commander in chief's generals responded with unemotional precision to panel after panel of soy boys and girls from the privileged class who are used to drinking their own global Kool Aid, genuflecting at the altar of climate change, advocating for plebes to consume bugs and vaccines, and demanding the end of free speech.
U.S. Secretaries Rubio, Bessent, Lutnick, Wright and Special Envoys Witkoff, Kushner and Greer carried the consistent declaration across all subject areas in every LED-bathed stage, soiree and dinner gathering, unheard of at the world's largest billionaire group think forum.
No better example of the carnage wrought by the administration can be found than the VIP dinner where Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was the last speaker. Reactions to the secretary's admonishments were wholly predictable.
Perhaps the bell ringer was when he said, "Globalization has failed the West and the United States of America."
European Central Bank (ECB) boss Christine LaGarde stormed out of the dinner panel, as the audience heckled Lutnick.
The dinner ended before desert could even be served.
In the temple of the WEF, a debate breaking out is no less harrowing than a Fallujah fire fight to the City of London’s managerial class.
The script cards and talking points provided by their shadowy overlords did not envision this scenario.
Telling, to say the least.
Announcing Greenland success, the rollout of the Board of Peace, stood as the last tactical victories as the president and team boarded Air Force One and RTB'd (Return to Base)
Mission success. Mission, not the war. The war continues.
Trump and his Army have marched through numerous battles in this first year of MAGA 2.0. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), DOGE, Ukraine-Russia, eight conflict zones, ICE operations, Iran-Israel, uniparty operations, war on the cartels, Maduro extraction, election integrity, Jan. 6, 2021, Tina Peters, etc.
Not all of these battles have victory sewn into the campaign streamer.
Few disagree that there has yet to be any accountability for the corruption, lawfare, and treason wielded on our nation and DOJ's lackluster pace.
The GOP-led U.S. Senate and U.S. House, work in the open to defeat the nation's agenda. These are the glaring warnings that if the uniparty succeeds in November with Leader Thune and Speaker Johnson willingly handing over power to the Democrats, the president will be impeached shortly thereafter and MAGA will be dead.
The swamp closes ranks and business, or better stated, grift as usual, goes back to normal.
And that outcome is what the treasonous fail to understand.
Nothing will go back to normal.
If the deep state and the compromised win in 2026, We the People will have no champions, no representation in Congress and no integrity at the ballot box.
The war we see in Europe where the Globalists are punishing western civilization will go into overdrive here.
We'll be left with the same choices Sam Adams and George Washington faced in 1775.
President Trump has notched glorious wins with halting World War III, passage of the OBBBA, National Security Strategy, the Financial Stability Oversight Council report, war on the cartels, tariff policy, and now, punching the City of London in the face by crashing their yearly holy rituals in Davos.
That stated, he must now examine his team, their performance and his weak flanks heading into the midterm elections.
With such little time left before primary season (weeks away) every step, policy and move are critical. If the guilty go free, if the ballot box is compromised, then this very strong first year of the second Trump administration will be imperiled.
Just a glimpse of the violence and corruption in Minneapolis will make you understand that we too, will be in the crosshairs if this war is lost.
It's good for all the Trump generals, whether they wear suits or uniforms to pause and reflect on these things, as well as remember, the enemy gets a vote.
Savor the sweet taste of victory garnered in Davos lads and lasses.
The war continues.
Brig. Gen. (ret) Blaine Holt is a former Deputy Representative to NATO, lifetime member on the Council on Foreign Relations, tech entrepreneur and Newsmax Contributor. The views presented are those of the author and do not represent the views of the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, or its components. Read more Brig. Gen. (ret) Blaine Holt's Insider articles — Click Here Now.
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