Wall Street Plummets After Democratic Midterm Wins
A sharp market decline on Thursday, with the Dow losing over 2,100 points, follows the so‑called blue wave, prompting President Trump to blame the sell‑off.
Stocks nosedived on Thursday, just a day after a rally that followed the Democrats' midterm victories, a blue wave that many see as a warning sign.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down 1,833 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 each fell roughly 1,422 points.
President Trump blamed the Democrats' election wins for the sell‑off, calling it a "Sad thing to watch!" as firms lost trillions of dollars in value in a single day.
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The Hill
Markets tank after post-Election Day surge
Stocks nosedived Thursday, one day after rallying on the heels of Democrats’ resounding midterm victories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell and closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were respectively down by roughly 1,422…
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Trump pins US stock market plunge on Democrats wiping out GOP in midterms: ‘Sad thing to watch!’
President Trump blamed the Democrats' blue wave election wins for Thursday’s unprecedented stock market sell-off that saw firms lose trillions of dollars in value in a single day.
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Trump tells voters ‘you only have yourselves to blame’ for post-midterm market ‘crash’
President Donald Trump blamed the current stock market volatility on voters electing Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. “The Stock Market crashed today because the Dumocrats had a big Tuesday — So sad to see, you only have yourselves to blame!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Democrats retook the majority in both the House and […]
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Stocks nosedived on Thursday, one day after rallying following the midterm elections.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than 2,100 points from the opening bell.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down by 1,833 points relative to the end of trading Wednesday.
- The Nasdaq composite was down by roughly 1,422 points.
- The S&P 500 was down by roughly 1,422 points.
- Democrats won resounding midterm victories, described as a blue wave by the New York Post.
- President Trump blamed the Democrats' election wins for the stock market sell-off.
- "Sad thing to watch!" said President Trump.
- The stock market sell-off was unprecedented, with firms losing trillions of dollars in value in a single day, according to the New York Post.
- The stock market drop occurred on Thursday.
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