‘Banana Republic’: A Label That Every Country Wants to Avoid A public fight over the U.S.-Israel relationship has highlighted a derogatory term for small countries By ...

These days, “banana republic” is rarely used in everyday speech in reference to another country; politicians and journalists have been using it more frequently to describe the U.S. in the wake ...

Bo Hines recently talked about “Banana Republic,” the store, instead of “banana republics” the foreign countries. It’s funny, but it’s also a reminder.

When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to a small, poor, politically unstable country that is weak because of an excessive reliance on one crop and foreign funding.

Republican North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines said in a recent interview that referring to the U.S. as a banana republic is “an insult to Banana Republics across the country.&#82… ...

Hines has a different take. “I think that’s an insult to Banana Republics across the country,” said Hines. At first, Fredericks grinned, seeming to approve of where his guest was going.

When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to a small, poor, politically unstable country that is weak because of an excessive reliance on one crop and foreign funding.