Donald Trump lashed out at his longtime ally and prominent MAGA Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in a bizarre Truth Social post on Wednesday. The president pilloried the senator as a “second-tier” lawmaker who had been used as a “pawn” by Democrats, after Hawley broke with Republicans to vote in favor …
Read More »Trump Loses It When Asked About 'Chickening Out' on Tariffs
President Donald Trump received the “nastiest question” today — according to him at least — when a reporter asked him for his response to the so-called “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out) trades being made on Wall Street as a result of the president’s tariff flip-flopping. The term was coined by …
Read More »Trump Blames Biden, Not Tariffs, as Economy Shrinks for First Time in Years
Markets open with a selloff on Wednesday in response to another wave of negative economic projections fueled by President Donald Trump’s global tariff war. According to a Wednesday report from the Department of Commerce, GDP fell 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first time the economy …
Read More »Trump to America as Markets Crash: 'Sometimes You Have to Take Medicine'
Donald Trump said today he is not deliberately tanking the stock market, following his extreme tariff announcement last week, though the president indicated it’s OK if Americans suffer as a result of his economic policies. Speaking with reporters on Air Force One, Trump was asked if there was a level …
Read More »Markets Go Haywire Amid Bogus Rumor That Trump May Pause Tariffs
After spending a weekend of panic over the economic impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the New York Stock Exchange continued to crater on Monday — before spinning into chaos amid a false rumor that Trump may pause the tariffs. Within minutes of opening, the Dow Jones dropped over 1,500 …
Read More »Trump Shares Video About How He Is 'Purposely Crashing the Stock Market'
Financial markets are taking a nosedive for the second straight day amid global panic and investor anxiety over Donald Trump’s implementation of broad tariffs on foreign imports.Economists are warning that the president’s actions are putting not just the United States but the world at risk of a global recession, and …
Read More »'He Wanted the Numbers to Be Huge': Why Trump's Tariffs Are So Insane
The sweeping tariffs Donald Trump announced on Wednesday don’t make a ton of sense — outside of Trump’s compulsion to flex his presidential powers, and his mysterious hatred of trade deficits. The package of steep taxes on all foreign imports predictably caused markets to crater, and is expected to make …
Read More »Trump Proclaims America 'IS HEALING' as Markets Craters Post-Tariffs
Donald Trump upended the global economy on Wednesday by announcing a sweeping package of tariffs on goods imported into the United States. The move is expected to significantly increase the price of foreign-produced goods — from produce, to alcohol, to cars, and beyond. The White House seemed to be well …
Read More »Stock Market Tumbles Ahead of Trump's Tariff 'Liberation Day'
Investors are seeing red on Monday as the stock market and major indexes continue their downward plunge ahead of Donald Trump’s expected April 2 announcement of a sprawling tariffs package, which the president is billing as “Liberation Day.” Trump is expected to enact a massive economic package that will match …
Read More »Trump's Multimillionaire Treasury Secretary Calls Stock Market Drop 'Healthy'
The U.S. stock market has lost $5 trillion in value over the last three weeks due to upcoming tariffs threatened by the Trump administration and rising inflation, leaving many Americans worried about their investments. But Trump’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said he isn’t concerned. In fact, he claimed the stock …
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