The tried and true GOP formula of creating out of thin air this huge beast, this existential threat to the way of life for every "real" American and then providing the answer to it in the form of a conservative candidate actually worked again, but not in any way, shape or form that the GOP heads of state desired. Instead of the sock puppet that they wanted, they, and via the forces of unintended consequences, and everyone else got Trump.
As with the Bush/Cheney admin, no matter how badly these two arrogant neocons mismanaged and damaged the nation, for their enablers, they (both Bush and the enablers themselves) could do no wrong. Everything that went wrong got laid at the feet of the opposition for their attempts at pointing out what was going wrong and what could be done to remedy the (at the time) declining circumstances everyone in the nation was experiencing. It took a crashed and trashed economy to effect corrective measures via the voting booths across the nation.
Well, here we have a perfect example of history repeating itself, and so far, well on track toward the predicted path that you previously laid out. (I'm still wondering how you did that)
But this time, in spite of what you suggested was required to get a corrective reboot of the nation's programming, I'm hoping it will only be for four years instead of eight, with the thought in mind that the less time Trump spends wrecking things, the less time it will take to recover from his actions.
And despite acknowledging the ominous yet necessary events that might preclude the painful healing process required, I'm still hopeful in a fitfully small way, that Trump may surprise us once again and provide a path to stability and prosperity FOR ALL this time around, and one that avoids a calamitous turn of events to make it all happen.