Trump brags in Oval Office that his billionaire pals made a killing in stocks after he pulled the plug on tariffs

Photo: President Trump in the Oval Office with Charles Schwab – April 9, 2025. Photo credit: The White House via Flickr. Article by Mary Papenfuss. Independent – April 11, 2025.

President Donald Trump gleefully recounted how much money his billionaire pals made on the stock market after he suddenly suspended most of his worldwide tariffs. Stocks zoomed Wednesday after Trump pulled the plug on the tariffs. “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!!” he urged on Truth Social shortly after the market opened and before he suspended the levies for 90 days just four hours later. […]

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