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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Trump has ripped his predecessors over the stock market. He has watched it fall 5% since he returned to the White House

President Donald Trump has been quick to rip into his predecessors about the stock market over the years - but the Dow under his watch has tumbled 5 percent in one of the worst economic starts in recent memory.

As White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt bragged about the “golden age” of Trump's economy, the Dow Jones index plummeted in real time on the Fox News live ticker. By closing Tuesday, the Dow had dropped 480 points. That loss came after it dropped nearly 900 points on Monday. The Dow has now fallen from 44,025 to 41,911 in Trump’s first 50 days

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