You'll recall that, for a couple years into the Obama Administration, the President blamed President Bush for a lot of the problems that existed.
That said, can President Obama now take credit for the strong economy after a year of the Trump presidency?
The Wall Street Journal surveyed economists. They conclude: thank Obama for financial stablity, but Trump for growth.
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth, hiring and the performance of the stock market during his first year in office.
The professional forecasters also predicted 2018 would see solid growth and a continued decline in the jobless rate. One factor: the tax cuts signed into law by Mr. Trump in December, which most economists say will boost the economy for several years at least.
More broadly, most forecasters surveyed by the Journal suggested Mr. Trump’s election deserves at least some credit for the economy’s recent strength.
I'm a guy who lived through the Reagan economic boom. Though President Trump is no Reagan, you can expect the reaction from the left to the economic good times to go through the same types of reactions:
1. Say his economic policies won't work
2. Refuse to give him credit
3. Say that they are only "hamburger-flipper jobs."