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Forty trillion dollars in debt. A disastrous tariff policy and wars that are making life more expensive for citizens. Cronyism and personal enrichment - all of this is increasingly destabilizing the USA. Is Donald Trump steering America's economy into the abyss? We discuss this with the German-American lawyer and bestselling author Sandra Navidi.

00:50 Record debt: Why the deficit exploded under Trump
02:07 Consequences of debt for citizens
03:16 Interest and crypto: Clever crisis strategy or risk?

04:42 Scott Bessent: The Treasury Secretary and the Bond Market
05:49 The Future of the Dollar: Is the Leading Currency in Danger?

07:32 Trump's Economic Policy: Personal Enrichment as the Motive?

08:54 Tariffs: Who Really Pays in the End?

10:43 Inflation and Price Pressure in Everyday Life
13:54 Infrastructure and Energy: The Fragile Foundation of the USA
15:17 Tariff Dispute with Canada: A Dangerous Own Goal?

18:48 The Trump Doctrine: Why He Sticks to Tariffs Despite Criticism
21:38 Dependence on the Tech Sector and the AI ​​Boom
24:11 Bubble Formation and Parallels to the 2008 Financial Crisis
27:06 Power Struggle: Trump vs. Tech Giants
30:10 Why There Is Hardly Any Resistance from the Business Sector
32:12 What Happens During a Market Correction?

33:26 Would the government bail out AI companies?

35:21 Free market economy or oligarchy?

38:19 Labor market: Skilled labor shortage despite unemployment
43:24 Is the US losing its innovation lead?

45:11 Attacks on legal certainty and institutions
47:03 Investment strategies: Should investors avoid the US?

49:05 Social situation: Poverty, homelessness, and instability
51:24 Could the US system collapse?