The economy was doing great until the Chinese released the virus - (intentionally IMHO) The US was & is trying to make most other countries play on a level playing field & stop doing things like giving more money to institutions like the UN than any other country plus they were trying to make the country more secure and still are I believe .
Given all the "politically correct BS" in the US and the hate for a Pres. that speaks his mind weather you like it or not (and sometimes i really don't) but then throw in the never Trumper's the Pres. ain't got a chance of any of the left that will say or look at any thing he does with any positive light on it . Because he's not following and won't follow the script of the crooked politicians in Washington !!
I've told some of my friends that make it very apparent that they hate the Pres. that he could walk up to them & give them a bar of gold & they would B word that it ain't shiny enough !
But to those that continue to think those like Cuomo, Diblasio, Schumer along with other den run city officials like those in Portland or Seattle have your best interest at the fore front of their thought process and could do a better job is a total fantasy !! People are leaving NYC, Seattle, Portland, & Cali as fast as they can because of the great leadership in those places .
But to answer your question as a whole yes i believe that before the virus the country was doing much better over all .