‘Don’t Be a PANICAN’: Trump Name-calling to End Market Crash

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Last week Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs, then suggested via an article shared to Truth Social that everyone should relax because he’s “purposely crashing the market.” Despite the president’s call to “HANK TOUGH” on Friday, everyone did the exact opposite over the weekend. Americans stressed about their shrinking 401(k)s and stocked up on big-ticket items like iPhones. As Asian markets plunged on Sunday night, the U.S. braced for a historic plunge.