Trump Says Market Reaction to Tariffs ‘Going Very Well’

President Donald Trump says "the markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom," as a result of his global tariffs which caused financial markets around the world to plummet Thursday.

"I think it's going very well," Trump told reporters outside the White House as he left for Florida. "I think it's gonna be unbelievable," he said as he walked away.

The US markets were taking the biggest hits Thursday. The S&P 500 was down 4.2% in afternoon trading, more than other major stock markets, and at its bottom in the morning was on track for its worst day since COVID struck in 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,394 points, or 3.3%, as of 2:09 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 5.3% lower.

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[sharonsetz]

Six or $7 trillion coming into the country, but none of it is going to be put back into your life savings.

[scottcooneymusic]

"We've never seen anything like it" Anyone getting sick and fucking tired of hearing that?

[helixator]

Trillions raised by import taxes paid by American consumers .
Trillions given to billionaires in tax cuts
And raising the debt ceiling by $5 trillion.

[bigvaxmeanie]

Crashing the market is the point. His rich buddies are going to take everything

[metalrock]

I think other countries will just stop trading with the USA all together. It’s not worth it anymore. 🤷

[jameswu]

The stock market doesn’t affect Trump, his wealth is private, his company isn’t public, so he doesn’t need to listen to shareholders

[bran]

One thing he was right about; we have never seen anything like it
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[MrSambaBal]

To Americans who think they are the best country to live in. Did you know that the poorest Europeans still live longer then the richest Americans?

[TheHigherVoltage]

Trump is like the captain of the Titanic. "It's going very well. It's exactly what I said to expect after hitting an iceberg. We've got water coming into the ship now, and no ones ever seen anything like it. The ship is going to be great, the passengers are going to be great, and the rest of the world is going to want to know if they can buy a ticket."

[tgrEye]

"it's going well. My oligarch buddies and I are making boku bucks but you're screwed. Everything is going according to plan."

[frankvee]

“It’s going very well… we have 6 to 7 trillion coming into the country”

I find it insulting that he’s lying to our faces. The 7 trillion is not coming INTO the country, it’s already IN the country. These tariffs will be paid by American consumers in the form of higher prices for food, cars, computers, car parts, toys, and much more. He is gambling with OUR money. 💰

[LPVP]

But it’s money that’s not coming into the country it’s money that’s coming out of the pockets of American consumers who are the ones paying the higher prices for the tariffs 🙄

[SammywiseG]

"We've never seen anything like it." Yes we have. It was called Black Thursday and it happened on October 24, 1929. The high tariff policy of the day also resulted in a prolonged economic stagnation known as the Great Depression that ran from 1929 to 1939. We've been there before and we're seeing it again.

[brucesmith]

Its a sale on wall street. Hip hip horay! Time to buy! Thank you trump! Its christmas on wall street.

[JohnNaturkach]

Why is it ALWAYS….. Nobody’s ever seen anything like it, , , , with him?

[censoredbutstillyelling]

People still dont get that this was always rhe plan and they dont give a shit about you. Theyre making billions and thats all that matters.

[Victor-utjz]

That money is not coming into our country, it’s coming from within, we are going to pay the tariffs, it’s computer of our pockets, the consumers. In the final analysis, it’s a tax on all goods we buy, that are imported!

[brianm]

Never seen anything like it. Market is going to boom, stock is going to boom, country is going to boom...What a bunch of crap...

[gfarley]

Never seen anything like it. Never seen a president this incompetent!

[khoimavlogs]

Need to investigate Trump market manipulation