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Ron DeSantis told conservative audiences what every patriot already knows: America must stop outsourcing its security and prosperity to a hostile Beijing, and bold economic moves will squeeze the Communist Party where it counts. He’s been arguing for a referendum of sorts on our economic dependence — reclaim supply chains, incentivize manufacturing at home, and use tariffs and targeted measures to force Beijing to play by fair rules.
This is not reckless isolationism; it is strategic economic sovereignty. DeSantis has repeatedly said he would be willing to use tariffs and a mix of tax incentives to bring critical industries like semiconductors back to the United States, even if it means higher short-term costs to break China’s stranglehold. Americans tired of hollow promises should welcome a plan that puts national security ahead of cheap trinkets on store shelves.
President Trump’s recent Asia diplomacy made clear that trade and toughness go hand in hand, and the administration’s tariff leverage is already reshaping Beijing’s options on the world stage. DeSantis’s point — that a united, America-first trade posture will economically isolate a predatory China — is realistic and practical, not academic. If Washington pairs tariffs with real investment in U.S. manufacturing, Beijing will have to choose between economic entanglement and geopolitical overreach.
Let’s be blunt: the D.C. elites who cheered China’s rise sold out American workers and national security for corporate profits and cheap inputs. DeSantis has rightly called out those policy failures — from WTO naïveté to decades of offshoring — that hollowed out our industrial base and strengthened Xi’s hand. It’s time to stop making excuses for the people who engineered this surrender and start making hard choices that protect American sovereignty.
Practical patriotism means pairing pressure with production: tariffs alone won’t do it without tax credits, targeted subsidies for strategic industries, and regulatory relief to make America competitive again. DeSantis has advocated exactly that combination — using government where necessary to restore supply chains while letting free enterprise flourish once the playing field is level. Conservatives who love free markets should not fear focused, temporary measures that rebuild national strength and safeguard our families.
Make no mistake, this fight is about values as much as economics: do we answer Beijing’s bullying with capitulation, or do we stand with allies and American workers to demand fair play? DeSantis’s vision is the kind of muscular conservatism that defends our people, our industry, and our place in the world — not the feckless globalization that enriched elites while gutting Main Street. Patriots should cheer leadership that finally treats China as the geopolitical and economic threat it is.
To the hardworking Americans watching this drama unfold: demand politicians who will put the country first, not corporate lobbyists or foreign dictators. Support leaders who will use every lawful lever to keep America independent and prosperous, because our grandkids deserve factories, paychecks, and a country that doesn’t bow to authoritarian regimes. The choice is clear — we can let the status quo continue, or we can back leaders like DeSantis and President Trump who are finally willing to act to economically isolate a hostile China and rebuild American greatness.
