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(17,144 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:34 PM Thursday

Trump says things are 'going very well' after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs [View all]

Source: AP via Yahoo Finance

President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it's going very well."

“The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said when asked about the market as he left the White House to fly to one of his Florida golf clubs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1,600 points on Thursday as U.S. stocks led a worldwide selloff after the Republican president's announcement of tariffs against much of the world ignited a shock like none seen since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump on Wednesday announced a minimum tariff of 10% on imports, with the tax rate running much higher on products from certain countries like China and those from the European Union.

Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-things-going-very-220759324.html

"Markets go boom! Stocks go boom! Country goes boom!"

"Going very well" indeed in MAGA bizarro world, I guess...

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Trump says things are 'going very well' after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs [View all] Zorro Thursday OP

Delusional, clueless or lying? genxlib Thursday #1

No. His goal is to destroy America iemanja Thursday #28

putin Snoopy 7 Saturday #69

Ding, Ding, Ding! The Roux Comes First Thursday #32

And Covid was going to be over by Easter ...just go Klarkashton Thursday #2

The Economist covers from five months ago and today. riversedge Thursday #3

The plan is going exactly as intended. That's what he said. bucolic_frolic Thursday #4

Yes, it is going just as he intended. FuzzyRabbit Thursday #14

Those craven cowards BlueMTexpat Friday #45

Talking to the cult.............. Lovie777 Thursday #5

The tariff extortion scam must be working. Calls coming in offering Trump large amounts of cash Irish_Dem Thursday #6

I want him to go to prison if he negotiates Ilsa Thursday #11

He will just say it is all for the good of the US. Irish_Dem Thursday #12

Delusional Ray Bruns Thursday #7

Early Futures are down too, but not much right now. Supposedly, trump is saying he's Silent Type Thursday #8

This clip of him is one reason I'm expecting tomorrow to be bad too. Mike 03 Thursday #15

Tanking again....down 1,500 at one point now at 1,406. Tesla DOWN $24.50 Bengus81 Friday #56

Each $2.50 his stock goes down, he loses louis-t Friday #67

Early Golf Weekend - Things going very well Captain Zero Thursday #9

It's us that are delusional lol JMCKUSICK Thursday #10

Bloomberg Radio has been playing this clip, to the dismay of the hosts Mike 03 Thursday #13

It won't boom it will go boom and explode. twodogsbarking Thursday #16

Expecting a quick bounce back. usonian Thursday #17

Excellent "Twilight Zone" reference there.... AZ8theist Friday #44

I remember when The Twilight Zone was considered, well, fiction. twodogsbarking Friday #46

Things are going very well Turbineguy Thursday #18

Blowing it up real good... The Madcap Thursday #19

Ha! geardaddy Friday #62

Yep...Just what I had in my mind The Madcap Friday #63

Boom as in Mblaze Thursday #20

Typical tactic hamsterjill Thursday #21

Certifiable C_U_L8R Thursday #22

Things are going very well Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #23

Don't believe what you see with your lying eyes and hear on the news kimbutgar Thursday #24

Boom IronLionZion Thursday #25

"Now watch this drive!" Midnight Writer Thursday #26

It's going right according to plan relayerbob Thursday #27

All is well!!! Javaman Thursday #29

I'm a zit. Get it? twodogsbarking Friday #48

Usually when one says something is going to go "boom" slightlv Thursday #30

If Tr**p Is Saying This - It Means He's Somehow...... global1 Thursday #31

I'd say that's a very good guess. calimary Thursday #39

What did you expect from LilElf70 Thursday #33

"I think it's going very well." LudwigPastorius Thursday #34

I was busy. Better late than never. usonian Thursday #35

Kinda sad and pathetic, isn't it? solara Thursday #36

He is right about the markets, stock and country... sheshe2 Thursday #37

Meh, he's just doing what he does best: LYING Through His Teeth! calimary Thursday #38

Of course Figarosmom Friday #40

no moral core subject Friday #41

That's why they wouldn't let him drive the Tesler he bought: because he crashes everything. C Moon Friday #42

Trump's problem is, and always has been is this: Aussie105 Friday #43

The felon bdamomma Friday #47

He only lost four balls golfing. Things are great. twodogsbarking Friday #49

if Trump said azureblue Friday #50

Every day he wakes up not in jail means things are "going very well" mdbl Friday #51

On the bright side, the car nazi lost all his post-election earnings. Crowman2009 Friday #52

The drop has been slow and selective so far Warpy Friday #53

snork AllaN01Bear Friday #54

Yup, yup, I believe him. Trump rules! Martin68 Friday #55

"Watch me blow flaming fart rings from my hindside!" struggle4progress Friday #57

Nitwit Nero (as Roxanne Kincaid calls him) fiddles as American Rome disintegrates Montauk6 Friday #58

In the maga world up is down and down is up kimbutgar Friday #59

"Believe me -- this shit sandwich I'm serving you is delicious"! Zorro Friday #60

DOW down over 1,930 points right now. It will hit 2,000 Bengus81 Friday #61

ive lost 600,000 in 2 days! It took me years to scrimp and save for a decent retirement.. samnsara Saturday #70

Dan Rather quoting Turkish proverb bmichaelh Friday #64

He would say that, wouldn't he.... Blue Owl Friday #65

When reached by radio, the captain of the the Titanic said louis-t Friday #66

The Senate thinks Trump is bluffing. The reason they have not True Blue American Friday #68