The establishment was fine with it. They needed a new enemy after the fall of communism. The financial establishment bought up the the arms companies... the tech companies sold billions and trillions to the govt. The Fed made deals with China to peg the currency and keep the inflation somewhat hidden... and the middle class was looted. Initially the mid east rulers saw some big oil profits so they were happy keeping their people impoverished. but once again those connected to the spigot which creates trillions of dollars off the books at will wins because they buy the people running the govts.
Yes. Trump is currently the 3rd best president in American History with number 4 being Reagan and number 5 being Coolidge. Number 1 and 2 are obvious.