Former President Donald Trump enjoys touting the pre-coronavirus economy as the strongest in the nation’s history. His 2024 campaign site says it set records for median household income and African American unemployment, among other measures.
Trump’s statements, however, are out of date. Those records, and many other economic accomplishments Trump has claimed, have been surpassed by the man who beat him in 2020: Democratic President Joe Biden.
This week, the Biden White House went on a very determined charm offensive to convince voters that no matter how they may feel or what Republicans say, the American economy is actually in very good shape. The numbers show that the White House has a sterling case to make, and its success could be the deciding factor in whether Biden can defeat Trump for a second time.
“Today, the U.S. has had the highest economic growth rate, leading the world economies since the pandemic. The highest in the world,” Biden said during a speech Wednesday in…