How does Trump get the calculation that markets have gone up 42% since he took

[Laura PourMeADrink]

office?

Do you have to add up all the different indexes?

On Jan 25, 2017, the Dow was at 20,028. On Friday. April 6, 2018, it closed at 23,932. This equates to a 19% increase.

[Angry Dragon]

1. The New Math??

[imanamerican63]

10. Or new meth?

[dalton99a]

12. Trump University math.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. He pulled it out of his butt. The same way he claimed a trade deficit with Canada.

Trump repeats Canada trade deficit claim after boasting about bluffing to Trudeau

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/15/trump-canada-trade-deficit-465464

[smirkymonkey]

9. Exactly what I was going to say!

The same place he gets all his bullshit statistics from. He knows his base is too lazy and stupid to look them up or even question them so he thinks he can get away with it.

[rock]

14. I was going to suggest smell them

I think you'd be able to tell.

[marylandblue]

3. From the day he was elected to the most recent high in January

Thereby taking credit for stuff that happened before he took office, and avoiding the blame for the selloff in the last few months.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. I Think It's Pretty Obvious

Since "it" won the election in 2016, "it" is claiming 2016 as well. Since it went up around the same 19% that year, then 1.19*1.19 is 1.416. Or 41.6%.

Given that had "it" simply invested that huge inheritance in the market and then done nothing but live like royalty and used a private jet to fly from golf course to golf course (and actually paid for the golf at other people's courses) "it" would have been worth approximately 2x what was advertised. (And i don't even believe that number.)

So knowing how investing works is clearly not in the skillset.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. He did fumble a bit when he said it - first 40% then said 42% - bet you are right. Isn't

truly amazing that he is throwing SO many balls up in the air that we (everyone) is letting him get away with it. What can we do? He knows.. he just doesn't face the press so he can say anything.

And, he's got the perfect pawn with Huckabee. she's got it down to an art..criticize for repeated questions (they didn't answer first time ! )...give a clipped and flippant answer and immediately turn head toward someone else.

[Arkansas Granny]

15. He also knows his followers won't fact check him and anyone who does

will be accused of spreading "fake news".

[tonyt53]

5. HIS stock holdings is what he was likely talking about. His worshippers buying his stocks

[brewens]

6. That's probably coming from a few of his buddies that have been shorting everything he gives

them a heads up about. Those guys would be up 42%.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. that reminds me - Ichan dumping steel-related stock! We've got complete and

utter lawlessness.

[dalton99a]

11. He learned it at W H A R T O N

[DFW]

13. It must be that special Trump calculator Putin gave him for his inauguration

It's the same one that tells Trump that if he shows assets of $8 billion and debts of $12 billion, that he is worth $20 billion.

[BadGimp]

16. You and your Facts and Figures...

FAKE NEWS!