The Effect of the Presidential Election on the Economy
The Effect of the Presidential Election on the Economy By Garrett Zhou While not as controversial as last, this year’s election has had its fair share of drama. From superstar athletes such as Jon “Bones” Jones and Christian “Captain America” Pulisic hitting the “Trump Dance” as celebrations to people claiming that this presidency is the end of the world, Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris has swayed a lot of people. Many Trump supporters’ main reason for voting for him was simply the economy. Claims that he would fix inflation, lower gas prices, and bring more jobs to Americans were floating around. However, let’s see how true this claim that “Trump is going to fix the economy” actually is. [Christian Pulisic in the USMNT win over Jamaica → https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5934687/2024/11/20/christian-pulisic-donald-trump-dance-usmnt/] The best way to predict future outcomes is to look at empirical examples. Trump had a presidency from 2016-2020, making him only the second presi...