I may be wrong, but this may be something that P Trump anticipated. I'm speculating on the following. He knew a collapse would come no matter what he does. He let the rigging continue, started fighting back on the trade war that was already in progress (and we were getting our ass kicked because of wimpy presidents and elected officials), knowing that China would strike back on the debt. That being the case, the collapse could be blamed on China when they dump our debt. Meanwhile P Trump has been building credibility on "promises kept" even though they aren't quite totally true. (It would appear the worst parts of NAFTA are still in place).

In any case, whatever happens, we are better off with Trump in office in a disaster than any other leader I've seen in my lifetime. I could be mistaken about this as well as historical events unfold. We all need to prepare and pray.