The economy was certainly better when Trump took office than what it was when Obama took office, but there had really not been nearly enough of an economic recovery over the 8 years from 2009 to 2017 as we would expect.
Remember when Obama said in 2016 that Trump would need a magic wand to restore the manufacturing sector? And then basically said Trump didn't have one, so mocked Trump's suggestion he could.
During a speech Wednesday, the president (Obama) bashed one of the candidate's (Trump's) central arguments that international trade and immigration have hurt American voters. He called Trump's pledge to roll back Wall Street regulations "crazy."
"That will not help us win," Obama said of Trump. "That is not going to make your lives better."
Turns out de-regulation
did work. And cutting the corporate tax rate to make the US attractive again to manufacturing.
Obama to Trump: 'What magic wand do you have?'
Economists also credit Trump.
Economists agree: Trump, not Obama, gets credit for economy
I agree about the parties, which is why I have been an independent all my life. That is why Trump seemed to be an intriguing candidate, because he was not a long time politician, and why I was willing to give a businessman a shot to see if he really could get the economy rolling again.