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A 2021 Bloomberg analysis found thatGDP growthunder Trump lagged every other post-World War II president.

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The pandemic was partly to blame.

But even without taking that into consideration, Trumps handling of the economy was not a stellar performance.

That was much lower than most of the 11 other presidents listed.

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Two presidents oversaw GDP growth above 5% John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

Most oversaw GDP growth between about 2.5% and 3.5%.

The other six saw a decline in GDP, according to data from Statista.

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Trump didnt always rise to the challenges posed by COVID-19, Bloomberg noted in its 2021 analysis.

Out of the battleground states, Pennsylvania fared the worst under Trump economically.

The Keystone States highest yearly GDP growth was only 1.3% in 2018, per Statista.

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Here is how each battleground states GDP performed during Trumps four years in office, according to Statista.

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