“If we did it right you’ll never even notice we did a thing” also happens to be an excellent way for any sleazy politician or “expert” to deflect any questioning.
It could be but does that happen often? I almost never see sleazy politicians claiming that, it's almost always taking credit for a great economy (that was on a trajectory before they took office) or promising some amazing future thing (that they don't actually do). I can't think of hearing a single "we prepared for this so it wasn't a problem", true or not