Trump tells Americans not to be ‘weak' and ‘stupid' as markets plunge
Monday morning's stock market decline came after indexes fell sharply Friday, in what analysts said was Wall Street's worst day since the stock market crashed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Trump said positive results will come if consumers can be 'patient.'
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'Be Strong, Courageous, and Patient, and GREATNESS will be the result!,' he wrote.
On Friday, the S&P 500 dropped 6 percent and the Dow posted back-to-back losses of more than 1,500 points for the first time ever,
Trump pointed to the fear consumers are feeling, writing 'Don't be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!).'
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