Now, it’s very true that Trump was hit by a global pandemic just like every other country in the world. But there is no doubt that his response has led to a much worse economic performance than it would have had if he’d dealt with it responsibly and effectively. We know this because other countries did a whole lot better than we did:
Trump and his braintrust could not accept that they needed to contain the virus if they wanted to get the economy working again.
It’s true that some of those countries are experiencing the expected winter surge and will no doubt have some economic turbulence to go along with that. But it remains true that the United States has experienced the worst response to the virus and the worst economic consequences due to Trump’s inept leadership.