About that "Best economy in history"

[Johnny2X2X]

Republicans have been repeating this over and over the past few weeks, as if people can't look the numbers up.

Donald trump was the worst jobs President since Herbert Hoover. Repeat it, Donald Trump was the worst jobs President since Herbert Hoover!!!

In 4 years under Trump, the US lost over 3 Million jobs.

Donald Trump's 4 year record on growth will be less than 1.5% when the 2020 disaster's numbers finally shake out. He'll have left the worst year for growth since 1947.

The economy was in shambles by the time Trump left, he owns that. The Republican Party owns it.

Don't let this go unchallenged anywhere!

[brewens]

1. The former guys followers will blame it all on COVID, but that was all a hoax right? So he's even a

dumber fuck you say? Let himself be taken down by a hoax?

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Pre-Covid the numbers weren't good

2.5% growth over 3 years pre-Covid. Jobs record was not great at all although the UE rate was near record lows because he inherited a very low UE rate.

And my retort is, he was the captain of the ship, his economic advisers were telling him that restrictions and shutdowns were necessary for the economy to be saved from worse damage, he chose to ignore them and fight the shutdowns and the economy was worse for it.

[dalton99a]

3. +1. All he had to do was keep his mouth shut and let the professionals do their jobs

But he is a fucking idiot

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Yup

Biden had it right all along, you can't save the economy without getting Covid under control. Trump could have saved 400,000 lives minimum, and that would have helped the economy too. Trump made his choices, his choices led to Covid running wild here and that's why the economy suffered so much worse than it might have.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Ironically, his "stewardship" impacted on his property valuations.

Commericial RE took a major hit....and may never recover to the pre-covid levels for many, many years. Businesses have learned that employee's can work from home, thus reducing the need for pricier commercial RE. His golf properties suffered as well....had he listened to the scientists, Trump Org. might have fared better in 2020.

[kentuck]

5. Except for the small incident, Mrs. Lincoln...

...how did you like the play??

[Johnny2X2X]

6. +1

Exactly, and that is what the GOP is trying to sell right now. Everything was great until we drove the bus off the cliff, but how did you enjoy the ride?

[uponit7771]

8. K&R, ... and econ collapse was because the way Trump botched covid response

[Johnny2X2X]

9. When it's all said and done, there are no "buts"

You have a record, people look at your record, they evaluate accordingly, there are no "buts". People know what Obama inherited, but his economic and jobs numbers stand on their own. Trump's will too. In 3 years, when (not if) Trump runs again, his complete jobs and growth record will be what people talk about, not that we had low UE for a good few years.