America cannot make much anymore that is competitive with China. It can only try to exploit its legacy hegemony over international institutions and protocols and even that will not be viable for much longer. There are few other options however and with a population who are mostly in denial of the true nature of US decline Trump is what you get to manage the decline. Even the military option is no longer viable- USA has had its supply of rare earths for military hardware cut off by China already. USA cannot fight any war of any scale for at least a decade. Time to stash the loot in a complex labyrinth of crypto and salvage what you can of the situation.