America First
A series of political movements in the United States that supported isolationism, often with connotations of xenophobia or anti-Semitism.
Proper noun
- A series of political movements in the United States that supported isolationism, often with connotations of xenophobia or anti-Semitism.
- The State Department, implementing an executive order from President Donald Trump, described the purpose of the halt as ensuring that foreign aid is “efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America...
Origin
First used by the Know-Nothings in the 1850s. Later promoted by President Woodrow Wilson in the context of a neutral America in World War I (1916). Re-popularized during the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign.