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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:30 AM Feb 2018

The Dow Jones had a terrible day. Will Trump take credit?

On Friday evening, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with 2.5 percentage decline — 666 points, its steepest percentage downfall since June 2016, and greatest point collapse since the 2008 financial crisis, as CNN noted.

Friday’s Dow drop tells a different economic story than the Bureau of Labor Statistics' jobs report that was also released Friday. That report showed that the economy added 200,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate was also reported to hold steady at 4.1 percent—the lowest since 2000. According to the report, average hourly wages were 2.9 percent higher than a year ago, too.

https://www.salon.com/2018/02/02/the-dow-jones-had-a-terrible-day-will-trump-take-credit/

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The Dow Jones had a terrible day. Will Trump take credit? (Original Post) pbmus Feb 2018 OP
If it isn't on Fux Ruse or placed in one BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #1
LMAO.... pbmus Feb 2018 #2
Trump's reaction ? in a tweet ? something like : nocalflea Feb 2018 #3
Maggot MFM008 Feb 2018 #4
Trump will blame it on the Russia investigation. Nitram Feb 2018 #5

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
1. If it isn't on Fux Ruse or placed in one
Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:34 AM
Feb 2018

of his two "happy folders" by his staff he won't even be aware of it.

nocalflea

(1,387 posts)
3. Trump's reaction ? in a tweet ? something like :
Sat Feb 3, 2018, 01:29 AM
Feb 2018

"Dems obstructionists, Fake Muellar (No Collusion !) Putin's puppet Hillary (uranium money ,rigged election) (Trump No Collusion!) , Balack Obama (illegally tapped Trump) ( Trump No Collusion!) , NFL kneelers, DACAs , Fake news CNN...

.... BIGLY CONSPIRACY ! & Trump hating globalists (you know who) dumped stock. Colluded to Make Trump look bad. SAD."

#Trump no collusion
#666
#the memo was Devin's idea
#MAGA

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