Wait and see man. He has never had a consistent ideology so no one knows what will happen. The market for attorneys in the States has been absolutely crap since 2008. I was in a bad position in 2001 when the dot com bubble burst. Was lucky that I was able to milk it when I could. At times I wish that I would have been happy being a small town general practitioner relying on real estate, wills, family and criminal but I would have hated it. So I have had to roll with the punches along the way as well.
Yeah, it's more the uncertainty that's wearing on me right now. At the least, though, his stated plan of a hiring freeze means I'm unlikely to get promoted, y'know, ever (at least unless and until there's a new administration). But you're right that it remains to be seen, and it's more resulting in giving very few fucks. More generally, that sums it up pretty well. I tried the small town thing, but hated it as you say. The truth is I dislike about 99% of legal practice, so at this point my job is a means to an end, namely a way to pay the bills until things align so that I can do what I actually want to do.
What is it you really want to do, if you don't mind me asking?