As world leaders gather once again under the banner of the G7, this time on Canadian soil, one has to ask: what’s the point anymore?

The annual gathering of so-called global powers has become less about real solutions and more about optics — a photo op wrapped in diplomatic clichés. For the United States, these summits are starting to look more like a relic of a bygone era than a forum for meaningful progress. Do we really need to keep playing this game?

For decades, America has been the financial backbone, the moral compass, and the security shield of the West. And what have we gotten in return? Lectures, double standards, and a growing resentment from the very countries that rely on us for stability and prosperity. The rest of the G7 talks a big game about “shared values,” but when the bill comes due, it’s usually the American taxpayer footing it.

Time to Put America First — Again

President Trump said it best years ago: “We don’t want to be the world’s policeman.” And he was right then — and it’s even truer now. Why should we keep committing our resources, our troops, and our moral capital to countries that mock our values, take our generosity for granted, and undermine us on the world stage?

The G7 nations still pretend they’re managing a post-WWII order, while the world has shifted beneath their feet. China and Russia aren’t even at the table, yet dominate the global conversation. Europe is a mess of weak leadership and socialist rot. And Canada? More focused on virtue-signaling and carbon taxes than on real issues like border security and economic freedom.

Meanwhile, here at home, we have crumbling infrastructure, porous borders, rising crime, and veterans sleeping on sidewalks. So why, exactly, are our leaders sipping cocktails in Ottawa, talking about “climate cooperation” and “global equity”?

Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don’t

Let’s face it: when America does act on the world stage, we’re accused of being imperialists. When we don’t, we’re blamed for inaction. We liberated Europe. We stabilized Asia. We brought aid to nations that never lifted a finger for us. And yet every righteous intervention is met with media outrage, and every military deployment is painted as a war crime.

So here’s a serious question the American people are asking more loudly than ever: What’s in it for us? What do these summits accomplish for the average American family struggling with rising costs and shrinking opportunity?

A New Foreign Policy for a New America

It’s time for a foreign policy reset. Not isolationism — but realism. Strategic alliances, yes. Endless obligations, no. Let the G7 enjoy their dinner parties and hollow communiqués. America should be focused on rebuilding our own nation, protecting our borders, restoring our economy, and defending our people first.

We’ve been the engine of global order for 80 years. Maybe it’s time for someone else to carry the burden — or for the global elite to realize the party’s over.

Because America doesn’t owe the world a blank check. We owe our citizens a government that puts them first.