The final year of Trump's current term was marked by a recession that began in February 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic (which resulted in widespread lockdowns), both of which combined to wipe out most of the economic gains made under both his and Obama's administrations. Trump's initially slow response to the virus, promotion of misinformation, and previous dissolving of task forces meant to deal with pandemics, was criticized. By October 2019, one in 14 of Trump's political appointees were former lobbyists; less than three years into his presidency, Trump had appointed more than four times as many lobbyists than Obama did over the course of his first six years in office.
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