Carson responded by calling the United States a "two-bit banana republic."

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/maga-mike-johnson-trump/

'It's banana republic time,' the lawyer scoffed.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11922433/Dershowitz-Trump-use-mug-shot-campaign-poster.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Magiging banana republic tayo kung ang mga political party, binibigay nyo sa non-ideologues.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1862762/koko-pimentel-to-comelec-be-objective-or-ph-may-become-banana-republic

"Switzerland's standing as a financial centre is shattered - the country will now be viewed as a financial banana republic.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/credit-suisse-ubs-deal-what-you-need-to-know-c-10098660

This is the stuff of banana republic dictatorships.

Source: https://spectator.org/gop-senate-gone-shamefully-silent-on-trump/

To understand why, it’s necessary to look at X, the website formerly known as Twitter, which he owns and rules over like the generalissimo of a banana republic.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/opinion/musk-free-speech.html

Why do they call it a banana republic?

Source: https://www.claycord.com/2023/06/09/claycord-talk-about-politics-june-9-2023/