“Everybody That Wants to Be a Leader Ends Up D*ad” — Trump Says U.S. Has Turned the Tide After 47 Years

“We’re in a very strong position now… everybody that, seems to want to be a leader, they end up d*ad.” President Donald Trump said he believes the United States has finally reversed decades of weakness on the world stage. He claimed that “for 47 years, we were pushed around and we shouldn’t have been,” but that period is now over and the country is seeing “tremendous progress.” Trump’s line that “everybody that wants to be a leader ends up dead” has sparked intense discussion. Some see it as his way of describing how dangerous global power struggles have become and how often those who try to rise in hostile roles against U.S. interests end up being removed, jailed or killed. Others worry about the tone and implications of framing leadership and death so closely together in a political context.