The Biden economy: Just how good was it? Here are the highs and lows for the 46th president.

Presidents get too much credit or too much blame for the economy, it’s often said, but the public never fails to render its own judgment. They gave Joe Biden and Kamala Harris a failing grade and put Donald Trump back in the White House. Here are the high-water marks — and biggest low points — during the Biden/Harris administration.

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