US gov't is very afraid of BRICS and dedollarization, Trump insiders reveal

Close Donald Trump allies like Steve Bannon say "the president is pissed every time he looks at the BRICS de-dollarization effort". The US government fears the Global South's challenge to the exorbitant privilege of the dollar. Trump is trying to make an example out of Brazil, threatening high tariffs to punish Lula da Silva, who promotes a multipolar world and a new global reserve currency. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MguxV2HZWVk As Trump threatens BRICS, it grows stronger, resisting US dollar and Western imperialism: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/07/10/trump-threat-brics-us-dollar-western-imperialism/ Topics 0:00 (CLIP) Trump: "The dollar is king" 0:17 Western imperialists fear BRICS 1:20 Trump threatens tariffs on BRICS 1:37 Dedollarization enrages Trump 3:21 (CLIP) Trump's angry rant against BRICS 4:43 Schrödinger's BRICS 5:24 US officials demonize BRICS 6:00 Non-Aligned Movement 7:18 US divide-and-conquer strategy 7:58 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia and China 8:16 US empire is failing 9:00 Trump attacks Brazil 10:07 Brazilian President Lula da Silva 10:52 Jair Bolsonaro, Trump ally 11:26 Bolsonaro's failed coup attempt 12:07 Elon Musk meddles in Brazil 13:00 US-sponsored coups in Latin America 14:29 Elon Musk: "We will coup whoever we want" 15:27 US-backed coups in Brazil 18:01 Brazil pushes back against US meddling 19:52 Multipolarity 20:35 Dedollarization 21:08 Gold 22:30 US empire's main weapon: the dollar 24:06 Sanctions: economic warfare 24:53 BRICS develops alternatives 25:30 End of US dollar's exorbitant privilege 27:29 Why Trump is afraid 28:46 Outro