Trump ridiculed as stock market retreats following Iran speech: 'Didn't work'

Political analysts and observers ridiculed President Donald Trump on Wednesday night as the stock market shed more than $550 billion in market capitalization following his national address about the Iran war.

Trump spoke for the first time since the war in Iran began five weeks ago, an operation that has sent global energy prices skyrocketing because the Iranian regime effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 20% of the global energy trade. During the speech, Trump said...