He wasn't handed a "holy mess". I'm sorry, that's just ignorant. 

He's dismantling NOAA. He's dismantling EPA. He's defunding science research. He's defunding Cancer Research. He's limiting food inspections. He's destroyed U.S. soft power abroad. He's got ICE agents raiding U.S. cities. He's running up the deficit by record amounts (again, after he ran the highest deficit in U.S. history with a strong economy BEFORE Covid). 

It will take a generation to recover from this stupidity.