Trump Shares Video Suggesting He’s Crashing Stock Market On Purpose

Former President Donald Trump reposted a TikTok video on his Truth Social account, which claimed that he is intentionally causing a drop in the stock market.

“Trump is crashing the stock market by 20% this month, but he’s doing it on purpose,” the video’s narrator stated. “This is why Warren Buffett just said Trump is making the best economic moves he’s seen in over 50 years.”

The narrator continued with an explanation: “Here’s the secret game he’s playing, and it could make you rich. So why is he doing this? To push cash into Treasuries, which forces the Fed to slash interest rates in May, and those lower rates give the Fed the ability to refinance trillions of debt very inexpensively. It also weakens the dollar and drops mortgage rates.”

He added, “It’s a wild chess move, but it is working. You’re probably wondering: What about his tariffs?”

“It’s a genius play. It actually forces companies to build here to dodge them,” the narrator explained. “It also forces farmers to sell more of their products here in the U.S. to bring grocery prices way down — we’ve already seen this with eggs. Now, remember, 94% of all stocks are owned by 8% of Americans. So Trump is taking from the rich, short term, and handing it to the middle class via lower prices.”

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On Friday, Trump shared that Vietnamese General Secretary To Lam had expressed interest in eliminating tariffs to avoid retaliatory duties recently introduced by the United States.

“Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S. I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near future,” Trump posted.

According to the Wall Street Journal, “News of the call, which Trump posted about on social media, sent stocks of companies that make some of their goods in Vietnam higher. Shares in Nike, for example, jumped more than 4%.” The article noted that the Trump administration had introduced 46% tariffs on Vietnamese goods earlier in the week, and that Trump is planning to meet with To Lam soon.

Meanwhile, the American economy saw significant job growth in March, even as Trump's tariff policies added a layer of economic uncertainty.

The Labor Department reported that 228,000 jobs were created in March, beating LSEG economists' forecast of 135,000. However, the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%, which was higher than both last month’s figure and expectations.

In addition, previously reported job numbers for earlier months were revised downward. January’s job growth was adjusted from 125,000 to 111,000, and February’s from 151,000 to 117,000 — a net reduction of 48,000 jobs.

Private-sector employers added 209,000 positions in March, far above the anticipated 127,000, while government hiring added another 19,000 jobs. The federal level, however, lost 4,000 positions after a drop of 11,000 in January.

In manufacturing, only 1,000 new jobs were added — falling short of the 4,000 predicted. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees on paid leave or receiving severance are still counted as employed in the official survey.