2020 US Election Thread

[Lisnaholic]

Yes, Neapolitan, politicians will always blame the previous admin for their own woes, and I'm sure that in some cases there is some justification, especially in the first year or so of a term because changes don't take effect overnight. There's also often a wobble in the stock market when there is a change of leader, but I don't think that it lurched around as much as you suggest. In fact the economy from Obama to Trump has been pretty steady, if these 3 graphs are any indication: stocks, job growth, GDP:-

Spoiler for 3 big graphs:

If Trump has a weak case for blaming Obama for present economic problems, he has a non-existent one for blaming Obama for his own mishandling of the pandemic. In 2018, Trump gutted what he inherited from Obama, a team of professionals working in a Directorate of Global Health Security and Biodefense, exactly the people capable of flagging up and preparing for the coronavirus:-

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020...demic-response

...which makes this obviously unfair blaming even less fair:-

Eyebrows were raised at US president Donald Trump's latest press conference as he appeared to blame Barack Obama's government for faulty coronavirus tests.However, COVID-19 didn't exist when Trump took over from Obama in January of 2017."The original tests, the ones we inherited, they were broken, they were obsolete, they were not good tests and that's what we got stuck with," Trump said."We've developed some incredible tests."

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

.... It's the silly nonsense that comes out of his mouth e.g. "I have hairy legs." - Joe Biden.

I have no answer for that, Neapolitan!

Trump sounds concerned

Maybe, but instead of being clearly focused and leading to solutions, his concern is like this:-


What is Trump's problem with windows and air conditioning? What are his solutions to these pressing issues?