Trump Takes Credit as Markets Rise, Points Finger When They Fall
- Coronavirus crisis threatens to ruin a key 2020 selling point
- President has tied his political fate to ever-rising markets
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When markets are up, President Donald Trump claims credit. Now that they’re falling, it’s someone else’s fault.
This week’s stock market plunge sparked by fears the coronavirus will drag down the economy posed a unique dilemma for a president who has staked his 2020 re-election campaign squarely on U.S. economic growth.