By sitting back and enjoying the ride? The economy was on an upswing, and Bill benefitted from the times.
Trump is beyond prolapsed, Republicans are gonna milk him to get what they want (deregulation) and line their pockets. He's proudly setting himself to be the fallguy with that big dopey grin on his face. By the time he's done, even if it's midway through next year, they would have gotten what they wanted, and then Pence could step in the sew up the loose ends and coast that upswing. By the time its the Democrats' turn, we're back in recession, and that 7 years till the average citizen finally feels the repercussions of the tax bill sets in, just in time for the Dems to get the blame.