The president seems to think making the stock market drop more than 600 points is hilarious
signaled a “rebirth of capitalism”—had a full on authoritarian meltdown. He tweeted that “our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China,” despite having no power to do so; demanded that they manufacture their products in the United States; claimed that the US is “better off” without the second largest economy in the world; and threatened to respond to China’s aggression with more tariffs this afternoon.
“Am I right that Trump sparked a market tanking, and now is making a stupid joke about it? Why would he do that?”
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