But few presidents can claim to have presided over the kind of economy the United States is enjoying now. And surely the primal screams from both the right and left that President Trump would ruin the economy now seem hysterical. Most voters say President Obama — and, sure, he gets some because corporate balance sheets were healthy when Mr. Trump entered office. If Mr. Trump had continued Mr. Obama’s policies, one might not credit him for today’s strong economy. If the economy had nose-dived in 2017, there’s no doubt the media would have pounced on Trump policies as disgraceful failures.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2018 23:48 UTC