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Donald Trump: “We had 88% increase. In the stock markets, we had an 88%…”

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

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President Trump's Speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 49:09

I changed a lot of it in the first four years, but it's all being changed. You know, in the first four years, we had the most successful country in history in terms of economics. We had 88% increase. In the stock markets, we had an 88% increase. There's never been any president that had an 88% increase. We had 88%. And there are a lot of happy people. (49:09–49:16)

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Asserts an 88% increase in the stock market during his first term.

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