They could exchange them for Euros.
Re:The Global Dollar Short Squeeze
by neilwilson on Friday April 10, 2020 @04:35AM
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Only if there is somebody selling the Euros for dollars - which by definition is somebody with a need for US dollars to settle some debt in the US.
Ever heard of Eurodollars? That’s exactly what the original article is talking about. There are foreign banks that loan dollars—fractionally—outside of the US banking system. Dollars are needed to settle those debts, and they exist fully outside of the US.
If they exchange the dollars with the euro then someone in the EU will end up with those dollars and that person can't do anything but buy US products.