Some people are suggesting there's a slightly different agenda:

Perform an economic reset where the economy goes through a recession, then blame that recession on Trump.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-24/trump-collapse-scapegoat-narrative-has-now-been-launched

http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-01-03-prediction-global-debt-collapse-begins-president-trump-scapegoat-totalitarian-police-state.html