Whenever a Democrat is in the White House, Republicans blame the President for everything that goes wrong, including things that the President has no control over. This is not new. I remember when Newt Gingrich blamed then-President Bill Clinton for a woman drowning her children in a car.
Many American voters don’t understand how the federal government works and think that the President single-handedly does everything. Republicans are aware of this and never hesitate to exploit the American public’s ignorance. If the public was better informed, Republicans would have to find a new strategy.