US agencies say that Russian crackers planted a false news story which led to economic warfare between Salafi Arabia and Qatar.

It seems that the US agencies want to avoid the economic warfare, while the troll desired it.

Salafi Arabia and some other Arab countries have cut off trade and relations with Qatar. The troll's regime seems to be pushing Salafi Arabia to do this.

Reportedly this is because Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood which Salafi Arabia' monarchy hates. The other countries involved are obeying Salafi Arabia, except perhaps for Egypt's military rulers that hate the Muslim Brotherhood for other reasons.

Maybe it is really about the campaign to demonize Iran.

Any form of Islamist rule shows contempt for human rights. All the regimes involved in this dispute are unjust, though the details vary. But is there any rational reason for Americans to consider the Muslim Brotherhood or Iran worse than Salafism? I don't see one.

Americans need NOAA to track hurricanes, and FEMA to help out when they hit. The troll has not bothered to nominate a saboteur to run them, and instead wants to cut their budget.

The states where hurricanes tend to hit usually vote Republican. If he causes a disaster there, he will alienate lots of Republicans. That would be a good outcome, but it's a shame if the path there goes through a disaster.

The troll's incompetence fits with his leanings toward autocracy.

The incompetence can ruin the US, and its political system, but won't stop him from getting what he wants most.

The troll wants to privatize US air traffic control. The company will cut corners, such as using less skilled people as controllers, and the result will be fatal from time to time.