Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio isn’t thrilled about President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war. Looking at historical patterns, the billionaire investor has made a chilling parallel.

At a recent CNBC conference in Singapore, billionaire investor Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, issued a stark warning about the escalating U.S. national debt, suggesting it could lead to "shocking" global developments.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio warned on Wednesday that the United States faces a "very severe" supply-demand problem that could lead to "shocking developments" in the near future.

Ray Dalio called the supply-demand issue around US debt of 'paramount importance', and said, "You are going to see shocking developments in terms of how that’s going to be dealt with."

Ray Dalio warned the White House may have to exert further political pressure on foreign governments in order to deal with a looming debt crisis.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a “very severe” U.S. supply-demand problem could lead to shocking developments.

Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on March 12 warned that a severe U.S. supply-demand imbalance regarding U.S. debt could lead to a disruptive global economy. The U.S.’ national debt currently stood at more than $36.