There’s a saying in our culture: “When the clown becomes the king, the kingdom becomes a circus.” In America, that clown is Donald Trump, and the circus he built- full of flags, frauds, and fanatics, has now consumed the Republican Party. What remains isn’t a conservative movement but a howling echo chamber of anti-intellectual rage, toddler-level economics, and foreign policy faceplants. For Indian-Americans, the break is complete. And irreversible. Trump and his juniors have not just lost our vote, they’ve lost the plot.
He couldn’t stop Russia.
He left the Middle East worse than he found it.
He lied about mediating peace between India and Pakistan.
He doesn’t understand the basics of global trade.
And he still thinks tariffs are some kind of magical punishment spell.
This is the man the Republican Party continues to parade as a “strong leader.” It’s not just embarrassing, it’s dangerous.
Trump Thinks Trade Deficits Mean We’re Losing
Let’s be clear: Trump has no idea how trade works. He thinks that a trade deficit is a national failure, a scoreboard that shows America is being “cheated.” He doesn’t understand that countries aren’t supposed to have equal trade numbers, and that a deficit isn’t necessarily a bad thing especially for a consumption-driven economy like the United States.
He thinks that slapping tariffs on Chinese goods is some kind of economic jujitsu. In reality, it’s a tax on American consumers. It makes goods more expensive. It makes exports harder. It triggers retaliation. Every basic economics student knows this. Trump does not. He genuinely believes that tariffs are paid by China. They’re not. You are paying them at Walmart.
And his juniors, instead of correcting him, cheer louder. Because the goal isn’t sound policy. The goal is to stay on the clown’s good side.
A Foreign Policy Built on Lies and Instagram Posts
Trump wanted to project strength, but he ended up projecting stupidity. His foreign policy was a string of stunts with no strategy. He cozied up to dictators like Putin and Kim Jong-un while alienating traditional allies. He abandoned Syria, emboldened Iran, and empowered China through bluster and bluff.
And worst of all for the Indian-American community, he tried to insert himself into the India-Pakistan conflict as if it were a WWE match and he was the referee. When India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire in May, Trump tried to claim he had something to do with it. He didn’t. It was brokered by Indian and Pakistani military channels and intelligence officers. Trump was as far from that table as Pluto is from Earth. But that didn’t stop him from standing onstage and pretending he deserved applause.
The Diaper Metaphor Isn’t an Insult, It’s a Diagnosis
People say calling Trump a man in a full diaper is juvenile. It’s not. It’s accurate. He behaves like a toddler who never grew up. He screams when he doesn’t get his way. He sulks when others outshine him. He lies, compulsively, even when the truth would serve him better. He cannot read the room. He doesn’t understand nuance. He mistakes noise for strength. His idea of global leadership is holding up cue cards and tweeting in all caps. This is not leadership. It’s arrested development.
And the Republican Party, instead of raising the bar, lowered the floor.
Trump’s Juniors: A Talentless Chorus of Enablers
Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kristi Noem, these are not serious people. They’re loud, photogenic, and politically illiterate. They trade in memes and YouTube rants, not policy or public service. They exist to serve the ego of one man and harvest clicks from angry Americans. None of them have lifted the discourse. They’ve dragged it down into the mud and now they’re stuck there, squealing like pigs in the filth they created.
The Indian-American community, which once saw some alignment with Republican values like entrepreneurship, discipline, and family, now sees nothing but chaos. We’re not buying it anymore. Not the Hindu pandering. Not the diaspora shoutouts. Not the dinner invites. We’re done.
The GOP Has Sealed Its Fate And Trump Is Holding the Stamp
For the next decade, the Republican Party will be paying the price. Not because Democrats outsmarted them, but because they chose to follow a man who doesn’t even understand how an economy functions. Who thinks yelling at reporters is statesmanship. Who sees every global alliance as a transactional deal, every foreign war as a photo-op, and every voter as an applause machine. This man has not just stained the office of the presidency. He has stained the future of an entire party.
And Indian-Americans, along with millions of other voters who value intelligence, integrity, and international credibility, are turning the page.
For good.
Note: This piece was written by an Indian-American political observer who voted Republican in the past, and never will again.
The opinions expressed in this article is completely of the author. It doesn’t necessarily reflect the editorial policy of ForPol.
