The “free world” referred to western democratic countries post WW2. The US president was the leader of the free world in as much as the US was considered the largest economic, military, and political power of that time. That position has been diminishing over the last 25 years (or more, depending on what you blame it on).
I’ve always wondered about that title. Even in the past it didn’t work, if the Americas are supposed to be the free world what about Canada?
The “free world” referred to western democratic countries post WW2. The US president was the leader of the free world in as much as the US was considered the largest economic, military, and political power of that time. That position has been diminishing over the last 25 years (or more, depending on what you blame it on).