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Donald Trump: “We hit 50,000 on the Dow.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 42:38

And I say, I hate to do it, but somebody has to. For 47 years, no president had the guts to do what you had to do. And We hit 50,000 on the Dow. Everyone said, well, 50,000 will take place in five or six years. There's no way you can do it during his term. I did it in the first year. (42:38–42:42)

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Claims that the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 50,000 during his term.

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