The US economy recorded a sharp fall in job creation in August,...................

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7. Wouldn't be surprised if some said so.

People were still saying in July that the "great" numbers were "thanks, Obama."

It goes like this. If your guy wins office, the outgoing president's responsible for everything bad for the next year anyway, while your guy is responsible for all the good.

Had a roommate who claimed 9 months into a new president's term that a recovery that started 2 months before his election was due to the new prez and his stimulus package, the first money of which hadn't yet be spent.

Saw people claiming that a a recession that started 10 days after a new president's inauguration, while he was still trying to identify the key to the bathroom, was entirely the new guy's fault, and we had to completely ignore the stock crashes and leading indicators that had gone on the the previous 9 months.

So, yeah, it's Obama's fault, something we'll deny; or the good news (if it had been good news) would have been proudly claimed on behalf of "our president". Both with the same degree of accuracy. Trump's not done much and presidential-level tweaking of the economy's marginal without Congress.