Before the pandemic trump couldn’t hit 3% growth while running a trillion dollar deficit with really low interest rates. His performance is weak.Yes, they do inhibit the economy, but so did his stimulus, which kept people unemployed longer. So does people self-restricting going out even where there is no lock down.The lock downs are far from the only cause. As far as pushing for an end to them, I'd keep them in place until either there's a vaccine or until the virus subsides on its own.I've already admitted he had done a good job. Unfortunately, that came to a crashing halt this year.I care when I see schmucks lie like that."Trump attained the highest rate of employment, in total numbers and as a percent of the working population, with the highest GDP numbers and highest Market levels as well."You and the BBC Libtrard Journos are idiots.Data shows what Trump his laid claim to started before he even showed up and as for being the 'greatest in history' again, data shows other periods were better...US economy under Trump: The greatest ever?
Trump attained the highest rate of employment, in total numbers and as a percent of the working population, with the highest GDP numbers and highest Market levels as well.
Your idiots at the BuberBunglerCrapathon were talking rate of growth, and Trump still beats any one else with unadjusted tweaked numbers.
So to summarize your post: WAAAAA WAAAAAA Trump is a Meany! ORANGE MAN BAD!
What blithering idiocy.
We had a record number of employment under Obama too. We had record highs in the market under Obama too. We had a record high percentage of employment under Clinton.
And highest GDP numbers under Impeached Trump? That claim proves you're delirious. Impeached Trump never had a year above 3%. He never had a quarter above 3.5%, the only president to achieve that.
Seriously, why are you pretending to care?
Is there any level of economic activity, that it would cause you to support Trump, or even just admit that he did a good job?
I am shocked to hear you say that. utterly shocked.
Well, in that case, the covid lockdowns are obviously the cause of the economic downturn. He put lives ahead of the economy.
I take it you are pushing him to end the lockdowns then?
1. Agreed. The economic cycle was overdue for a down swing. But like you said, Trump had done a good job.
2. Well, the lockdowns are certainly going to inhibit any attempt at restarting the economy so, make you choice and take your lumps, but don't blame Trump if the cause is the lockdown you support.
So, really hard to judge his economic performance, in this period of his administration.
We can look at his earlier work, or we can look at other factors.
Giving him minuses for not having a good economy during a pandemic, seems unfair and unreasonable.
For the purposes of full disclosure, short term economic performance is not going to be a factor in my decision making.
He inherited an economy with a economic upswing that was long over due for a recession. He kept that going, for far longer than any reasonable person would have expected.
Yes, he did it with a lot of deficit spending. That is a valid complaint about how he did it. Denying what he did, though, is not valid. It is dishonest.