“Trump had the greatest economy in history before COVID!”

What You Say

GDP growth under Trump averaged 2.5% annually — below the post-WWII average and Obama's second term. The unemployment rate was 3.5% pre-pandemic — strong, but not unprecedented. Manufacturing entered a recession in 2019. The 2017 tax cuts disproportionately benefited the wealthy while deficits soared. 'Greatest economy ever' is a superlative, not a statistic.