Judge not by absolute standings but by relative standings. During the Trump presidency our competitor's economies were growing faster than America's: China, Germany, et cetera. America was losing its status as #1. During the Biden presidency every economy but America's took an absolute beating. Britain & Germany went into a deep recession. China's growth flatlined. America was pretty much the only economy to avoid getting curb-stomped and regained its status as the clear #1 economy.

Anybody can do well when there's a rising tide raising all boats. It takes a true master to do OK when everybody else is doing poorly.

P.S. The NYT has a significant both-sides-ism bias and is the only place you'll find pro-Trump articles outside of the right wing media.

> every economy but America's took an absolute beating. Britain & Germany went into a deep recession.

If you blow up Nordstream and lead the Europeans in a war that they only lose from, then their economies will tank. Inflation and job losses for ordinary Americans are high as well. Perhaps on paper the economy is doing relatively well.

(It is the first time that I have heard anyone describing Biden as a true master.)

You have to be consistent. If you say that presidents aren't responsible for external events, then you can't give Trump credit for the smooth sailing lack of external evennts of 2016-2019. If you say that they are, then you have to give Biden credit for weathering the storm during his presidency.

> (It is the first time that I have heard anyone describing Biden as a true master.)

Just letting the Fed do their job deserves most of the credit. Should be table stakes, but Trump has promised to %^@# that up.