The rest of the first world will shake their heads in disbelief and mock American credulity
The rest of the world is already doing that. It's just that obvious.
I hope Trump wins. I believe he is in it for "love of country" vs any personal benefit. He is the only president since Truman that didn't come out of the White House many, many times wealthier than when entering.
Net wealth before: ............... Net wealth after:
Johnson $14 MIL ..........................$20 MIL
Nixon ......$ 2 MIL ..................... ....$15 MIL
Ford ........$1.4 MIL ........................$ 7 MIL
Carter ......$ 2.3 MIL .......................$10 MIL
Reagan ....$10 MIL .........................$15 MIL
Bush Sr ....$ 4 MIL ..........................$23 MIL
Clinton ......$ 1.3 MIL .......................$241 MIL
Bush Jr .....$20 MIL .........................$40 MIL
Obama ......$ 1.3 MIL .......................$70 MIL
Trump ..... $ 3 BILLION....................$ 2.3 BILLION
Biden ........$ 2.5 MIL ........................$ 10 MIL (and counting)
Trump never accepted the Presidential salary ($400,000). He turned around and donated it to a government agency, ie, Veteran Affairs, Nat'l Parks, Dept of Education, etc. (Hoover & JFK also did this, but no other pres did so for the past 50+ years).
Many in Congress have also become fabulously wealthy (ie, Pelosi -- insider trading) etc