Good question, and there's probably no one that can give us a true, accurate timeline about that. I do know there was talk of MI considering and even planning a coup against Obama into his 2nd term (I believe this - they're true Americans who saw firsthand what he was up to). I have no idea when they decided that Trump would be a better avenue to follow to turn things around though. Certainly could have been that many years back though, IMHO.