President Biden defends his economic legacy in an essay in the American Prospect: “Over the last four years, we’ve faced some of the most challenging economic conditions in our history. Not only have we recovered, we’ve come out stronger, and have laid foundations for a promising new chapter in our American comeback story.” “It will take years to see the full effects in terms of new jobs and new investments all around the country, but we have planted the seeds that are making this happen.