Trump told the world he doesn't need its money to either fund the US deficit or prop up stocks, and according to the latest data, the world has taken up Trump on his dare, and has been liquidating US securities.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-17/foreigners-dump-us-treasuries-they-liquidate-record-amount-us-stocks

Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.