Trump inherited a really good economy from Barack Obama.

[kentuck]

Then immediately proceeded to overheat it with a two-trillion dollar taxcut.

Yes, the unemployment level dropped a little further. They had to invest their taxcuts somewhere.

But there were consequences to such a huge taxcut during prosperous times. It was a big part of the reason for the ensuing inflation. It was Economics 101.

Unfortunately for Trump, his "great" economy only lasted three years. Once the pandemic hit and businesses shut down, he was lost as to what to do? His incompetence shone thru.

Bottom line, his "great" economy was just another part of his "Big Lie".

[Johonny]

1. He is promising more tax cuts for the rich

And zero rate again. while slashing social security.

[CrispyQ]

3. He wants 10% tariffs on everything from China but the tax cuts will make up for the higher prices.

I think I heard that yesterday.

[Johonny]

6. The media reacts to this like we havent tried this

Before. His tarrifs hurt the economy. His tax cut went to rich people. My taxes went up! Zero interest fueled a huge inflation spike we've yet to recover from . . . The Trump economy sucked for just about everyone not in the 0.1 %.

[blm]

2. Those tax cuts surged the debt.

Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years
The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.

https://www.propublica.org/article/national-debt-trump

[onecaliberal]

4. Then dump promptly killed it. Like everything he touches.

[All Mixed Up]

5. The pandemic likely masked a pending recession in 2020.

Granted we went into one due to COVID but no COVID and we probably hit a recession anyway without him being able to blame COVID.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Yup

There were economic indicators predicting a recession in 2020.

Still, incumbents are hard to beat, if Trump wouldn't have mismanaged Covid so badly, he probably wins re-election.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. Obama and Biden

Obama inheritted an economic disaster from Bush. Biden inherited one from Trump. In both cases, the GOP tried to seel that it;s easier inheriting a disaster than a good economy. Obama won re-election handily and I think Biden will too.

Trump and his cult are going to try to play the ,"but Covid" card. But stack Biden's current numbers against Trump's pre-Covid and Biden is still crushing him. But in the end, Covid was mismanaged under Trump's watch and the economic damage from it is still owned by Trump.