text:  I mean, okay, you want to lower that bar for Trump. That might not go the way you expect it to go. There's more on this in just a moment. First, Saudi Arabia recently ended its 50-year petrodollar deal with the United States, which does have the potential to weaken the US dollar. Since 1974, Saudi Arabia has sold oil solely in US dollars, which was big for our global economic dominance. Well, now they're looking at other options.