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Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, issued a stark warning on X (formerly Twitter) about a looming economic and geopolitical crisis following reports that major Japanese automakers will stop selling cars in the United States.
"OMG: Toyota, Honda, and Nissan have decided to stop selling cars in US," Kiyosaki wrote. "This will mean massive unemployment and crash of many towns dependent upon Japanese cars."
He added, "As pilots say, strap in tight and prepare for crash."
Kiyosaki suggested that U.S. automakers such as Ford, GM, and Stellantis might benefit from the vacuum, but only if they can adapt quickly. "US automakers like Ford, GM, and Stellantis may boom… if they can gear up fast enough."
However, he framed the development as part of a much larger and darker trend. "Yet, as I warned, currency wars, lead to trade wars, lead to shooting wars. Pray we come to our senses before war breaks out."
Kiyosaki referenced his personal military experience to underline the gravity of the situation. "I went twice to the Vietnam war… once as a student, a military academy midshipman and second as a US Marine Corps pilot. War is human insanity at its worse."
Regardless of how events unfold, Kiyosaki emphasized the importance of holding hard assets as a hedge against global instability. "Gold, silver, and Bitcoin still your defense in this global war caused by greed, insanity, and fear."
He closed his post with a somber plea: "Please take care."
Kiyosaki has long been an advocate of alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin, frequently advising his followers to prepare for what he describes as an inevitable collapse of fiat systems driven by poor policy, debt, and geopolitical turmoil.