The plight of gold has never been associated with sitting presidents. Presidents by in large are ineffectual and seem to take credit for previous deeds well done, never to mention the bad results during their tenure....in fading memory for most, Reagan was singularly responsible for the demise of George Bush Sr with the banking debacle. I can remember the glee of many standing in line for the 18% 30 day Volker note in 81, soon after Reagan took office..... Clinton took credit for the boom Bush put in place, and Bush jr., single handedly became responsible for the outright pillaging of the United States treasury and setting up his successor Obama for the darkest of hours and days ......but no one can keep credit from Obama for the resurgence of the economy, spending 9 trillion along the way......Trump, the jury is out, but his record is clear and will be written in the history books which hopefully will have someone to read them.....and lastly, presidents, some more onerous than others set the table for future events and according to the United States current 22 trillion dollar deficit.....of which Mr. Trump has added approximately 2 trillion during his first 2 years, does suggest that he can not be maligned or blamed for the place the world is in.....whether you like him or not. This perfect storm, calamity to some of us, has been developed since Nixon left the gold standard...almost 50 years ago.