One Trump billionaire says it is because Trump supporters have been left out of American exceptionalism, and by actively driving down the market, Trump creates a chance for the MAGA folks to come into the market at the newly achieved lower prices.
>Palihapitiya went so far as to suggest that Trump would now prefer the stock market to go down, rather than up.
Another supporter saying the quiet things out lout, Charles Gave...
>In the transition from empire to nation-state, the performance of the US stock market is the very last concern of the current US administration. There is no Trump Put on the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq.
[https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-12/why-trump-cares-less-about-market-pain-this-time?sref=RafJZKpr](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-12/why-trump-cares-less-about-market-pain-this-time?sref=RafJZKpr)
