Does Obama have a point? Here's some info covering his presidency. U.S. economy has 2nd best year of jobs gains since 1999 By Patrick Gillespie January 8, 2016 “President Trump deserves credit for keeping things going and for energizing business and consumer confidence,” Goolsbee said. “President Obama deserves credit for helping save us from the depression and for handing to President Trump some of the best economic conditions for a new president in a half century,” he added. The Trump effect? How the economy changed after 2016 elections