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I don't know whether or not that is true, but it is meaningless without considering what the other hand has also done in that period. You have to consider the net effect, not pick out isolated examples. Has the rate of wealth disparity growth even stopped increasing under Biden?
Can a president realistically control that? They don’t control inflation.
Yes. They can drive party policy goals through presidential policy.
That’s influence, not control. It’s not always effective and parties rarely align.
Semantics.
No. Influence is not guaranteed. Control is. When the question is “why didn’t the president do ____, like they promised?” The answer is often because the opposing party actively voted against it. That’s why it’s a big deal when one party controls all the branches, which is often only for a few years due to midterm elections.