Why do some people say republicans are better for the economy, when that seems empirically untrue (at least in my lifetime)?

Actually asking genuinely here, not ranting

I was born in 1991 and remember the 90s being a pretty decent pretty chill time, but I was a kid so what do I know

Then I remember 2001-2008 being really crazy. Even as a teenager, I remember thinking the ongoing wars seemed like a waste of resources. all culminated in a huge recession that I even knew about despite being 16

2009-2016 were kinda chill again and things seemed to be getting a bit better every year. It was fairly easy to get a job right out of college

2016-2020… well… you know, kinda just a huge mess. This was the first time I was laid off and I had to move cause the job market was bad. Inflation seemed to really get out of control

2020-2024 wasn’t good but seemed to at least be slowly getting better, kinda like after the Great Recession

Now it’s 2025 and the stock market had a giant correction and a lot of people are predicting a recession later this year?

It just seems to me that every single time a Republican gets into office, the economy tanks. I still meet people, especially older people, who insist that republicans are much better for the economy. Why do they feel this way? Do Republican economies asymmetrically favor them in some way?