On his 101st day in office, Trump blames Biden for the stock market

President Donald Trump is looking to shift some economic blame to former President Joe Biden.Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is blaming former President Joe Biden for any downturn in the markets."This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's. I didn't take over until January 20th," he said on Truth Social.In recent weeks, Trump has sought to reassure the public over the fallout from his tariff strategy.President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed former President Joe Biden for the poor performance of the stock market during the first 100 days of his second term.In a morning post on his Truth Social platform, Trump defended his economic policies while urging Americans to "be patient," amid news that the US economy also contracted in the first quarter of the year."This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump's. I didn't take over until January 20th," he wrote. "Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers. Our Country will boom, but we have to get rid of the Biden 'Overhang.'""This will take a while, has NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS, only that he left us with bad numbers, but when the boom begins, it will be like no other," he added.In January 2024, when Biden was still in office, Trump said investors saw him as the likely winner of that year's presidential election and dubbed that market the "Trump stock market."Trump's current tariff plan, which has continued to evolve ever since his April 2 "Liberation Day" speech, led to fluctuations in the stock and bond markets throughout the month.Trump on Tuesday celebrated the first 100 days of his presidency, touting his work on issues such as immigration and the overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.But the US economy shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter, weighed down by tariff fears and sparking concerns about a recession.The Dow Jones Industrial Average has slipped nearly 7% since Trump took office in January, the worst performance at the onset of a presidency since Richard Nixon's abbreviated second term in 1973, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Through April 28, the S&P 500 has declined nearly 8% since Trump took office for his second stint in the White House.Read the original article on Business Insider

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