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Motley Michelle

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10. Past 54 years, recessions all Republican except for one...
Mon Oct 30, 2023, 04:25 PM
Oct 2023

Since 1969, all recessions have been under Republican presidents save one, and that was when Jimmy Carter was in the White House. But try to tell that to a Republican. All of a sudden, they lose their hearing or sight, or internet crashes.

Nixon: Recession of 1969–1970
December 1969 – November 1970

Nixon > Ford: 1973–1975 recession
November 1973 – March 1975

Carter: 1980 recession
January 1980 – July 1980

Reagan: 1981–1982 recession
July 1981 – November 1982

Poppa Bush: Early 1990s recession
July 1990 – March 1991

Poppa Bush: Early 2000s recession
March 2001 – November 2001

Dubya (George W Bush): Great Recession
December 2007 – June 2009

The Former Guy, #45, Cult leader (yeah, trump): COVID-19 recession
February 2020 – April 2020

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States

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