Is US becoming more and more weak? Are elites and politicians undermining America?

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Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years. Why is it happening?

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/06/23/prevailing-view-among-americans-is-that-u-s-influence-in-the-world-is-weakening-and-chinas-is-growing/

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