A rather flattering economic record for Trump ... and then came the pandemic

Donald Trump planned to focus his campaign on his economic record, "the best of all time", necessarily, according to him.

That was of course before a new coronavirus hit the United States.

It is true that the US economy was doing quite well at the time.

It had already been largely back on track after the 2008 crisis. But certain measures put in place by Donald Trump from 2017 stimulated it to the point of fearing for a moment overheating.

However, the promises hammered by the Republican candidate during his campaign four years ago have only partially come true.

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On the tax front, there is no doubt: "Its reform signed at the end of December 2017 can be considered as the common thread of its economic policy both in scope and in its impact over time", underline the economists of the private bank Edmond de Rothschild .

This reform, based around a reduction in corporate income tax from 35% to 21%, is "major and has had effects as well.

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