Fox Information is often reliably pleasant territory for President Donald Trump, however that modified not less than briefly on Tuesday when the right-wing community’s White Home correspondent acquired surprisingly blunt.
Peter Doocy ― who was additionally a little bit of a thorn in President Joe Biden’s facet ― stated earlier than a White Home briefing that Trump and his DOGE crew have been making an attempt to get federal staff to retire as a part of an effort to shrink the federal government.
“Nevertheless it’s robust to make the argument that it is best to retire in case your retirement accounts are getting throttled, which is what is occurring proper now,” he stated.
As he spoke, a graphic on the display confirmed the Dow Jones Industrial Common had plunged by 680 factors by that time within the day, a part of a market collapse that’s seen a drop of roughly 3,000 factors over the past month:
In the course of the briefing itself, he put White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the spot.
“You’re certain no person right here on the White Home shorted the Dow?” he snarked.
Then he requested about these federal staff he had talked about earlier.
“Is there any concern right here that it’s gonna be tougher to ask sure federal staff to retire in the event that they take a look at their retirement accounts and so they’re getting rocked each day?” he requested.
She didn’t actually reply the query:
And he didn’t have an issue bringing it as much as Trump himself throughout an occasion outdoors the White Home, the place the president promoted Tesla and introduced that he was shopping for one of many autos himself ― and doing so at full worth.
“What’s your message, President Trump, shopping for a brand new automotive whereas there are some of us who will see this clip at dwelling and they’re scuffling with their retirement accounts, down in the intervening time, uncertainty about work,” he started, as Trump began to answer:
Trump’s critics on social media had been shocked ― and in some circumstances thrilled ― by the surprising flip of occasions:
