Nedad igen med Trump

But by many traditional metrics, the America that Mr. Trump will inherit from President Biden when he takes the oath for a second time, two weeks from Monday, is actually in better shape than that bequeathed to any newly elected president since George W. Bush came into office in 2001.

For the first time since that transition 24 years ago, there will be no American troops at war overseas on Inauguration Day. New data reported in the past few days indicate that murders are way down, illegal immigration at the southern border has fallen even below where it was when Mr. Trump left office and roaring stock markets finished their best two years in a quarter-century.

hedder det i Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story, der lyder som et ekko af Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'.

Den havde blandt andet dette guldcitat:

On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.

Skyl evt. efter med forklaringer fra Noah Smith og trøst fra Stephen Fry.

Trump Sees the U.S. as a ?Disaster.? The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.

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