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Donald Trump: “The Dow hit 50,000 when I got elected.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 07:32

Job reports just came out, and the numbers of construction jobs is at a record. Well, those jobs are at a record because they're building plants and factories all over the country. We hit. The Dow hit 50,000 when I got elected. They said it would be great if he could hit 50,000. And by his fourth year, by the end of his fourth year, and I hit it by the end of my first year. (07:32–07:36)

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Asserts that the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 50,000 after his election.

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