Washington • President Donald Trump has maintained an uncharacteristic silence since the stock market took a nose dive, notable for a businessman president who regularly points to the rising market as evidence of the success of his presidency and economic policies.
Trump avoided any mention of the stock market during an economic speech Monday in Ohio, and he ignored the questions reporters shouted at him as he returned to the White House after the markets had closed for the day. He did not tweet about the subject Tuesday morning.
At Monday’s close, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen more than 1,150 points, its largest one-day point drop.