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Did Trump Just Confirm the Great Reset? (He Said a Global Depression Is Coming!)

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Britt Gillette argues that Donald Trump’s warnings about a possible “1929-style” depression are more than campaign rhetoric. He points to Trump’s earlier remarks at a G7 press conference, where Trump said he did not want to become another Herbert Hoover and suggested that an agreement intended to restore energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz had helped avert a severe downturn. Gillette interprets these comments as a warning that disrupted energy supplies could trigger a global depression.

Gillette says energy flows have since become constrained again, citing attacks on shipping and energy infrastructure, reduced oil exports, high fuel prices, and depleted reserves. He argues that shortages of oil and other essential materials would eventually force businesses and consumers to cut activity, weakening the economy. He also suggests that Trump’s comments about markets responding to official statements imply that governments can influence financial markets, particularly oil prices.

The video presents market and housing valuations as additional sources of vulnerability. Gillette cites a Buffett Indicator reading of about 237%, which he describes as historically unprecedented, and a U.S. home-price-to-median-income ratio of 6.86. He argues that these elevated valuations could make the economy more susceptible to a crash, with energy disruptions serving as a potential catalyst.

Gillette connects these risks to what he calls a possible “Great Reset.” He speculates that a crisis could be used to introduce digital rationing, biometric digital IDs, tokenized assets, and central-bank digital currencies, eventually reducing or eliminating cash. He acknowledges that he cannot say whether current events are deliberate, but argues that the outcome could be similar either way. These claims and predictions are presented as Gillette’s interpretation, not as established conclusions.

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  • Presenter: Britt Gillette
  • Featured in clips: Donald Trump
  • Referenced footage: Fox News report clips

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