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Trump surprised by stock market comeback amid Iran conflict, thought Dow would be down 20%

Cnbc · · 76 words · By Jeff Cox
Economic Stability Amid Geopolitical Conflict
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“President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was surprised by the resiliency of the stock market amid the Iran conflict and assumed the financial damage would be even worse.”
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The claim describes a specific statement made by Donald Trump regarding the stock market's resilience amid an Iran conflict. The provided evidence includes web search results mentioning 'Iran' and 'Trump' in relation to market turmoil or blockades, and Wikipedia entries about a '2026 Iran war.' However, none of the provided evidence explicitly quote or confirm the specific statement: 'President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was surprised by the resiliency of the stock market amid the Iran conflict and assumed the financial damage would be even worse.' The evidence is suggestive of the topics but does not confirm the precise claim or the source of the quote.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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“In a CNBC interview, the president said he anticipated the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 would have fallen by 20% — the benchmark for a bear market — and oil would be as high as $200 a barrel.”
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The claim details a specific prediction made by Donald Trump during a CNBC interview regarding a 20% drop in major indices and oil hitting $200. The evidence provided includes general information about the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 from Wikipedia, and general articles about the stock market under Trump's presidency. However, none of the provided evidence contains the specific quote or context of Trump making these exact predictions on CNBC. Therefore, the claim cannot be corroborated or verified with the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable American non-officeholders that endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_ad…
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