There is a sci fi story that began in the Eisenhower year in which an alien encounter resulted in an attack over time that the US was tonally unaware. Not only did humans become dumbed down over generations but the seeds of digitalization of our civilization were planted to mature into the fruit of our own destruction.
in the penultimate chapter the time aliens encounter the leader of country that was most helpful in their first encounter. Long story short; They of course met with Donald Trump for a big deal.