Posts Share with x President Donald Trump claims he tweeted that if Dow Jones drops 1,000 points, he should fire each president.
You heard the man @housegop. pic.twitter.com/1fdweku5b5
– Lincoln Project (@projectlincoln) March 4, 2025
Verdict: False
The image is fake.
Fact check:
Dow Jones slipped 1.6% after Trump’s tariff announcement, wiping out profits in the stock market after the election. Associated Press.
Social media users claim that if the Dow drops 1,000 points, Trump tweeted that the president should be fired each.
“If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days, the president should be fired up immediately,” Trump is said to have tweeted.
This claim. If Trump tweeted, the media outlet had it covering it, but didn’t have it yet. Also, a wider internet search did not yield any suspected results for this tweet. Check your facts Check your Trump X account too. This search did not yield any suspicious tweet results.
Shayan Sardarizadeh, BBC Verification Reporter, Tweet That the claim was wrong.
The fake tweet by Donald Trump is said to insist that the President should be fired up immediately for a Dow to fall 1,000 points, going viral in the context of Trump’s tariffs and an entry in the US stock market.
Trump did not post this. It’s a fake. pic.twitter.com/o8udzmhotj
– Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) March 4, 2025
“Fake tweets by Donald Trump. He is said to be insisting that the President should immediately fire each Dow’s 1,000 points. Trump did not post this. It’s a fake,” tweeted Saldalizadeh.
