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Donald Trump: “The stock market a week ago, before we started, this was…”

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

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President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jun. 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 58:23

It went to 115, 120. You all never went anywhere near that. And the other thing, I thought the stock market would go down 25 or 30%. The stock market a week ago, before we started, this was higher than it was when we started. Which tells you that we have a very resilient economy. We have the strongest economy we've ever had. Now, the word affordability, it's a fake word, but made up by the Democrats. (58:23–58:30)

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Asserts that the stock market was higher than before the military action in Iran.

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