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Comparison of economic performance during the presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump, including job growth, unemployment, GDP, and trade policies.
’s second-term approval showed its largest movements among partisans (Republican consolidation and declining independent support), young and nonwhite voters reversing shifts, and regional/state divide...
and present contrasting styles but overlapping policy continuities: on the , trends often continued from Obama into Trump rather than resetting, while on , Trump reversed Obama-era restraint and tight...
Measured strictly by real , the economy grew at similar modest rates in the later years of the presidency and the pre‑pandemic years of the presidency, but the COVID‑19 shock in 2020 produced a dramat...
and diverged sharply in both scale and strategy when reshaping the : Obama made a larger number of total over eight years and emphasized diversity and professional credentials, while Trump — working w...
’s first term (2009–2013) began with rapidly rising unemployment amid the that peaked around 10% in late 2009 and then trended steadily downward through his term as recovery policies took effect . ’s ...