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Jim Webb stated on March 15, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"The stock market has almost tripled since April of 2009."

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2015

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

Gerry Connolly stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview:

Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"

By Nancy Madsen• March 8, 2012

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

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

Barack Obama stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.:

John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 16, 2008

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

Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."

By Warren Fiske• July 6, 2016

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

Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”

By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2021

Chain email stated on March 13, 2008 in a chain e-mail:

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on dividends, a move that would crash the stock market.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 24, 2008

John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in his State of the State Address.:

Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."

By Ian K. Kullgren• January 21, 2013

Facebook posts stated on August 14, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”

By Aaron Sharockman• August 18, 2020

AFSCME stated on October 12, 2016 in In a political ad:

"Because as a Senator Toomey stood up for Wall Street. He wanted to privatize Social Security and invest it in the stock market. Wall Street would make billions in fees even if the stock market crashed. "

By Mark Dent• October 21, 2016

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

Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.:

"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."

By Martha M. Hamilton• December 21, 2010

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on Comedy Central's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

Stabilizing the recent financial crisis "will cost less than 1 percent of GDP," which is less than the 2.5 percent to fix the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s.

By Louis Jacobson• October 28, 2010

Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

“Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.”

By Emily Tian• July 23, 2021

Ken Cuccinelli stated on September 06, 2013 in a TV ad.:

"Terry McAuliffe cashed in, walking away with millions" from the demise of Global Crossing.

By Warren Fiske, Nancy Madsen• September 23, 2013

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

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