Trump Shares Video Claiming He Is Deliberately Crashing the Market to Force Fed Rate Cuts

Trump shared a video on social media on April 4 claiming the ongoing stock market decline was intentional — a deliberate strategy to pressure the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and enable cheaper refinancing of the national debt. Trump also publicly attacked Fed Chair Jerome Powell, calling him 'Too Late Powell.' Financial analysts called the framing 'spin,' noting that a deliberate market crash carries significant economic risks. The Dow had fallen roughly 9–10% since Liberation Day tariff escalation began.