Give credit where credit is due

Re: “Economy doesn’t make Trump impeachment-proof,” Oct. 7 commentary

Catherine Rampell’s piece on whether the state of the economy makes Trump non-impeachable is absolutely correct in her observations. However, I feel she short-changed the Herculean efforts made by President Obama in correcting the economic debacle of 2008. Obama worked with the private sector, Congress and the Federal Reserve to right the ship. Eight years of hard work, difficult decisions, incredible compromise and a futurity policy that discounts the political moment in favor of what is best for the future of the United States. Obama’s legacy was a strengthening economy. Unfortunately, he wasn’t there to take the credit.

Enter the bombast and braggadocio of Trump. Trump pounds his chest feigning that the positive economy rests magically upon his shoulders. What has Trump done to support his self-aggrandizement?

He passed a tax reform that favored the wealthy with the thought that the financial windfall would act as an economic stimulus, but the wealthy said thank you and pocketed the windfall. Then in Trump’s unparalleled wisdom, he initiated trade wars on several fronts, which demonstrates his lack of comprehension of the interplay of international economic forces. We now face a huge deficit and untenable growth in our national debt. Any prosperity we are experiencing is due to the efforts of the Obama administration. The financial downturn lies squarely on the shoulders of No. 45! Bob Bonacci, Littleton