Trump responds to U.S. stock market plunge: Democrats are to blame

China News Service, November 6 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report, U.S. President Trump posted multiple posts on social media on the 5th local time in response to the sharp decline in U.S. stocks.

Trump first posted, "Affected by the results of the mid-term elections, the (U.S.) stock market suffered one of the worst trading days in history. It is so painful to watch! We have made great efforts to push the stock market to unprecedented heights, only to end up like this." Trump said that this was not the fault of the Republicans, but the fault of the Democrats, and said, "We will soon be stronger and more glorious than before."

Later, Trump posted again, saying that the stock market plummeted today because the Democrats won a big victory in the mid-term elections. "It is really sad to see this scene. You can only blame yourselves."

On November 5, local time, the U.S. stock market suffered a sharp sell-off. As of the close, the Dow fell 3.44% to 51523.06 points, the S&P 500 fell 4.36% to 7353.73 points, and the Nasdaq fell 5.52% to 24315 points. The three major indexes all recorded their largest single-day declines since April 3, 2025.