These tariffs adversely affected the U.S. economy. For most of Trump's term until 2020, the economy kept improving, following trends from the Obama presidency. However, the federal deficit soared under Trump due to spending increases and tax cuts. However, the federal deficit soared under Trump due to spending increases and tax cuts. After Trump dismissed FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, a former FBI director, Robert Mueller, was appointed as special counsel to take over a prior FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections and related matters, including coordination or links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. The final year of Trump's current term has been marked by the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, which has wiped out most of the economic gains made under both his and Obama's administrations. Trump's initially slow response to the virus, as well as his previous dissolving of task forces meant to deal with pandemics, has been criticized by many.
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