In a Monday, January 8 op-ed for In These Times, policy expert Max B. Sawicky predicts a second Donald Trump presidency could be disastrous for the US economy. He writes, “Presently all signs point to a good year for the economy, and bequeathing this to Trump at the end of 2024 will help him, just as [ex-President Barack] Obama’s record when he left office helped boost Trump in 2017 and after. Yet trade war theatrics, domestic spending cuts, and saber-rattling, or worse, with respect to Iran would also likely dampen economic outcomes in 2025 and the years ahead, if the former president comes b…