I’ve been expecting something like this for a while now, after seeing it pulled on us in 2007-08.
But, Trump is not a detached, over-his-head technocrat like Herbert Hoover, or looking for an excuse to lose like McCain...I don’t see him standing by indifferently (or imposing counterproductive policies in the face of wizened sages’ warnings, a la the Smoot-Hawley Tariff and tax hikes) in the face of disaster.
I agree with that.
The problem as I see it, is these smaller nations catching fire with the Coronavirus, and then spreading it to larger nations like the U. S. And then productivity here will suffer.
At some point, things may spiral. If they do, some will try to blame Trump for not doing enough.
Some weak minded folks may buy into it.