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Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2017 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:

The Obama administration "borrowed more than $10 trillion, right? And yet, we picked up $5.2 trillion just in the stock market. ... Maybe in a sense we’re reducing debt."

By Louis Jacobson• October 12, 2017

Donald Trump stated on February 16, 2017 in a press conference:

"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."

By Miriam Valverde• February 16, 2017

Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference:

Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record."

By Tom Kertscher• March 19, 2020

Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."

By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2024

Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet:

"Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."

By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019

Donald Trump stated on November 16, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”

By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2025

Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance:

"When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street."

By Bill McCarthy• June 25, 2019

X posts stated on April 07, 2025 in posts on X:

Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on April 7, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”

By Madison Czopek• April 8, 2025

X posts stated on February 05, 2018 in a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump:

"If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!"

By Amy Sherman• February 6, 2018

Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio:

After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."

By Lauren Carroll• June 28, 2016

Harry Reid stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the DNC:

Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market."

By Riley Snyder• July 28, 2016

Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most Americans don’t own stocks."

By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2018

Chris Matthews stated on May 20, 2010 in an interview with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show:

Halliburton gave Dick Cheney a $34 million payout when he left the company to join the presidential ticket.

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2010

Viral image stated on March 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 6, 2020

Facebook posts stated on April 02, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”

By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2020

Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.:

"The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2015

Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in :

"Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration."

By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2020

X posts stated on April 05, 2020 in a post:

Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.

By Daniel Funke• April 9, 2020

Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech:

“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.

By Nusaiba Mizan• October 12, 2020

Bernie Sanders stated on April 30, 2018 in a tweet:

"You know what Amazon paid in federal income taxes last year? Zero."

By Manuela Tobias• May 3, 2018

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