Liberal think tanks and the mainstream media, which have a strong left-leaning bias and an intense hatred of President Donald Trump, have convinced many Americans that the United States is slipping economically, militarily, and diplomatically. However, the fact is that America remains the strongest nation on earth, and the strongest nation that has ever existed, across those three dimensions.

The media have people believing Trump is to blame for an American loss of status that has not occurred. This narrative is being used to fuel divisiveness. The numbers, however, do not support claims of America’s imminent demise at the hands of the president.

The U.S. remains the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP. As of 2025 and 2026 IMF projections, U.S. nominal GDP is approximately$30.5 trillion, compared to China’s$19.2trillion. The U.S. economy is roughly 1.5 times larger than China’s in dollar terms.

To propagate the myth that China is poised to displace the United States as the world’s number-one economy, liberal media rely on purchasing power parity measures. PPP compares how much a quantity of money buys in one country versus another. When adjusted for PPP, China’s economy surpassed the United States around 2014. In 2025, China’s PPP GDP is roughly$41 trillion.

The issue with PPP, however, is thatChina’s GDPis not $41 trillion. It is $19.2 trillion, and on world markets, China can only buy $19.2 trillion worth of goods and services, whereas the United States can buy $30.5 trillion. The PPP measure is useful in understanding how roughly half of China’s population survives on about$10 per day, but it does not make that income equivalent to the U.S. median income of $55,000 per year.

Liberals and the media try to convince Americans that President Trump has mismanaged the economy so severely that thedollar is losingits status as the global currency. But the reality is the opposite. The dollar remains the only viable global currency.

In 2026, foreigncurrency reservesshow a nominal figure of58 percent, according to the IMF, while an alternative measure that includes agencies places the share at approximately 67 percent. In trade settlement,58 percentis invoiced in U.S. dollars, while about88 percentof trade is settled in dollars. In foreign exchange turnover, the dollar comprises89 percentof all currency exchanges. In commodities, the nominal share is 95 percent, while oil and gas pricing accounts for approximately 98 percent in U.S. dollars.

The United States maintains themost powerfuland technologically advanced military in history. According to SIPRI 2025 data, the U.S. spent approximately $997 billion on defense, nearly 40 percent of total global military spending and more than the next 10 countries combined.

The U.S. is the only nation capable of sustained blue-water power projection, operating 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. China has three, only one of which is comparable to U.S. technology. By tonnage, the U.S. Navy ranks first in the world. Although China has more ships, roughly 370 to America’s 290, the U.S. fleet is nearly three times larger by displacement. A single U.S. supercarrier outweighs the entire navies of many countries. The U.S. Coast Guard, with about 240 cutters, ranks among the largest fleets of armed vessels globally, exceeded by only a few nations.

The United States also fields three of the world’s largest air forces. The U.S. Air Force operates more than 5,200 aircraft, with over 13,000 total aircraft across the U.S. inventory. The U.S. Army, with more than 4,300 helicopters, ranks among the largest air arms by total airframes. The U.S. Navy operates roughly 2,400 aircraft, primarily carrier-based fighters and support aircraft, surpassing most national air forces.

Source: The Gateway Pundit