But then lost 30 million jobs because he couldn't keep his big mouth shut.
Trump never once exceeded Obama's best annual GDP growth (Obama 2.88% vs. Trump 2.85%).
We also were plunged into a recession in February 2020, a month before any COVID lockdowns:
Recession officially started in February, researchers say
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-recession-started-in-february-researchers-say
And manufacturing had been in a recession for all of 2019, losing 300,000 jobs in 12 months:
U.S. manufacturing was in a mild recession during 2019, a sore spot for the economy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...mild-recession-during-2019-sore-spot-economy/
And this is all because of the tax cut, which didn't increase business investment:
A Decline in Capital Investment Reveals the False Promise of Trump’s Tax Bill
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-...-reveals-the-false-promise-of-trumps-tax-bill
And because the "trade deal" with China ended up resulting in retaliatory tariffs, we had to bail out farmer trash to the tune of $30B, more than double the auto bailout:
‘Here’s your check’: Trump’s massive payouts to farmers will be hard to pull back
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/donald-trump-coronavirus-farmer-bailouts-359932
The tax cut was also such a failure that it reduced revenue, taking two steps back to take one step forward:
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/s...take-one-step-forward&highlight=receipts+2018
Trump was terrible for the economy.