When the market prepares for other destruction triggered by President Donald Trump’s stroke rate, Democrats have the President for spending a golf weekend rather than responding to the concern of Americans that their retirement accounts plummeted with the market.
Trump left Washington, DC, for Florida on Thursday to attend the Liv Golf tournament dinner ahead of the tournament at his Doral Club in Florida. On Saturdays and Sundays, he played at the club championship at his Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter.
On Thursday, the first trading day after Trump announced the tariff, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by almost 4%, while the heavy Nasdaq technology dropped by almost 6%. On Friday, the lower spiral continues with Dow down 2,230 points, or 5.5%, while S& P 500 falls 6%.
President Donald Trump spoke on the phone when he arrived at the Trump National Golf Club, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Jupiter, Florida (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Dow Futures opened on Sunday night down 1,500 points, or 4% percent., While s& P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Futures also dropped 4%.
Democrats criticize the lack of Trump’s concern for American anxiety around the Tanking Market.
“I think people have seen their retirement savings.” That might end up being the most eternal image of Trump’s presidency, namely, the President came out by golfed while retiring people on fire. “
On Saturday, Trump encouraged Americans to “hang tough” in a post on the social platform of truth. “This is an economic revolution, and we will win,” he said.
On the same day, the White House told reporters who covered the President that Trump had won the second round of battle for a senior championship at his Jupiter club and would play in the championship round on Sunday. Trump posted a video he was Teeing on Truth Social on Sunday, although it was not clear when the video was taken.
During the “Hands Off” protest on Saturday, members of the Democratic parliament reviled Trump’s policy and his time on the golf course.
“Take off your ass from a golf course and face people!” California Representative Eric Swalwell Tell Trump In front of the crowd who protested at the National Mall in Washington.
Rep. Jasmine Crokett from Texas Posted on Bluesky: “Trump is here swinging a golf club when people on the streets fight.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren asked the Republican party to help Democrats reverse Trump tariffs and stop what he called “the most stupid trade war in history.”
“While Donald Trump relaxed on the golf course, people who worked worried about the increase in prices and economic destruction,” he Posted on x.
House leader House Hakeem Jeffries also took trouble with Trump’s weekend.
“You know, Donald Trump, the biggest lie ever said by this person is that he cares about you, Americans. He does not. He cares about himself and his billionaire donors like Elon Musk,” Jeffries said on Saturday at MSNBC “The Weekend.” “And as if we did not need additional evidence, but at the same time that pension savings fell, the stock market fell, the economy crashed, Donald Trump was on a golf course? Is this what he chose to do?”
Trump took one air force at Palm Beach, Florida, on his way back to Washington on Sunday without talking to reporters.
ABC News’ Hannah Demissie contributed to this report.