Opinion of this statement?

[TJ in Oregon]

I guess I don't go to bed every night asking myself whether I wish for us to become richer, smarter and stronger, or poorer, dumber and weaker. Horrible statement because of that line, and mediocre-at-best statement for the "us first" line, but could be rewritten to be a freedom statement with something like: "other nations consider their own interests first, so we must pay particular attention to our own interests". Sounds trite, but makes all the difference between a healthy nationalism and a toxic one.