Donald Trump told people to buy, hours later, his tariff pause sent markets soaring

Less than four hours before President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was pausing tariffs sent markets soaring, he posted online telling his 9.4 million followers that it was a good time to buy. “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT” he posted on his social media site, Truth Social, at 9.

37am Eastern time on Wednesday. Shortly after 1pm, he announced on the same site that he would pause most new tariffs , causing the ailing stock markets to sharply rise. Democrats are now accusing Trump of “market manipulation,” and the term is trending on the social media platform X, with more than 33,000 posts.



“The President of the United States is literally engaging in the world’s biggest market manipulation scheme,” the Democrats from the House Committee on Financial Services posted on X on Wednesday afternoon. Trump has long drawn questions from ethics experts about his various business holdings, and after he was elected he made no promises to divest from any of his financial interests. Trump’s assets are in a trust managed by his children, the White House said.

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