a trifecta is when you pick three horses in a race and they all come in as the first three. you win. you laugh and jump for joy, but a civilized person would not even think of relating it to war, a terrorist attack, and a recession.
"Is there ever any time where the budget might have
to go into deficit?
I said only if we were at war, (1)
or had a national emergency, (2)
or were in recession. (laughter) (3)
Little did I realize we'd get the trifecta. (laughter)"
— G. W. Bush
(Source: Bush's Mouth)