America First (policy)

America First refers to a foreign policy in the United States that emphasizes American nationalism in international relations and that is often described as isolationist. It first gained prominence in the interwar period and was advocated by the America First Committee, a non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II. Since 2016, a similarly named foreign policy that emphasizes similar objectives has been pursued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

America First originally referred to the foreign policy advocated by the America First Committee, a non-interventionist pressure group against the American entry into World War II and it emphasized American nationalism in international relations. The America First Committee's membership peaked at 800,000 paying members in 450 chapters, and it popularized the slogan "America First." While the America First Committee had a variety of supporters in the United States, "the movement was marred by anti-Semitic and pro-fascist rhetoric."

America First has sometimes been used as a slogan by some Republicans in later periods, notably by Pat Buchanan, who praised the America First Committee and said "the achievements of that organization are monumental." Buchanan's "call for an America First foreign policy has been compared with the America First Committee."

Since 2016, a similarly named foreign policy that emphasizes similar objectives has been pursued by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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