Michael Strain of the conservative American Enterprise Institute points out that Trump's economy is a continuation of Obama's. The GDP grew at 4 percent during several quarters while Obama was president although it had slowed to around 2.2 percent by the time he left office. After Trump arrived, the pace picked up, reaching 3.5 percent last year before falling to 2 percent this summer. As for jobs, during the final 19 months of the Obama presidency, the economy added 208,000 on average each month compared to 189,000 jobs per month under President Trump's first 19 months in office.
Trump has made America's economy better by making its fiscal incontinence worse, he has grown the trade deficit, he has made no progress on building his wall, he is on a warpath with Iran and his charm offensive with Kim Jong Un has generated personal love letters but not stopped that brutal dictator from proceeding apace with his nuclear ambitions.
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