The US will never get above 4% again unless Federal spending is CUT
And, in these days of “medicare for all” and “nationalizing” industries (Feel the Burn), government contributes a NET NEGATIVE on the GDP.
Quantitative Easing resulted in a GDP growth under 1% in that quarter.
The cynical part of me suspects the Bureau of Economic Analysis is part of the Deep State and probably has manipulated the GDP data down to make Trump look average with regards to GDP under his watch.