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Donald Trump shared a viral video that claims he's crashing the stock market on purpose—and that it's all part of a bigger plan to help the economy. The clip, partly AI-generated, has sparked confusion, especially as markets took a sharp hit this week.
The post is making it seem like it's all according to plan to crash the market deliberately.
UPDATED: Apr 5, 2025 07:54 IST
The stock market took a hard hit this week after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs—and now a viral video he posted makes it seem like it's all according to plan to crash the market deliberately.
On Friday, Donald Trump posted a video on his social media site, Truth Social. The video, initially posted by user @AmericaPapaBear on X (formerly known as Twitter), makes the bold assertion that Trump is "purposely CRASHING the market."
The video, which is partly generated using artificial intelligence (AI), was initially shared on TikTok on March 15 — before Trump declared new tariffs this week.
However, the video went viral after the US stock market plunged. The Dow Jones dropped over 2,000 points, and the S&P 500 decreased by 5.7% on Friday.
Even though he shared the video, Trump did not clarify why he shared it or if he believes in its statements. The video claims that Trump is deliberately creating a stock market decline to benefit the overall economy in the long term.
In the video, a narrator claims, "Trump is crashing the stock market by 20 percent this month, but he’s doing it on purpose." He goes on to suggest that this is all part of a bigger plan. "Here’s the secret game he’s playing, and it could make you rich."
As per the video, Trump is attempting to pressure money into US treasury bonds. This will complicate matters for the Federal Reserve (US central bank), asking it to decrease interest rates in May. Low interest rates would allow the government to roll over its record debt at a cheap interest rate. The video states this also lowers the mortgage rates and weakens the dollar, which can aid common people in America. "Now it’s a wild chess move, but it’s working," the narrator claims.
The video even praises Trump’s tariff strategy, calling it "a genius play." It explains, “It actually forces companies to build here to dodge them. It also forces farmers to sell more of their products here in the US to bring grocery prices way down. We’ve already seen this with eggs."
The narrator then makes a bold statement, "Now, remember, 94 percent of all stocks are owned only by 8 percent of Americans. So Trump, he’s taking from the rich short-term and handing it to the middle class through lower prices."
The video claimed that billionaire investor Warren Buffett referred to Trump's actions as "the best economic moves he's seen in over 50 years." However, Warren Buffett made no such claims about the Trump administration.
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Published By:
Satyam Singh
Published On:
Apr 5, 2025
