“The Wall Street Journal ran a typically untruthful story today by saying that Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, explained to me that firing Jerome Too Late Powell, the Worst Federal Reserve Chairman in History, would be bad for the Market. Nobody had to explain that to me. I know better than anybody whats good for the Market, and whats good for the U.S.A. If it werent for me, the Market wouldnt be at Record Highs right now, it probably would have CRASHED! So, get your information CORRECT. People dont explain to me, I explain to them!” @realDonaldTrump
Fact-Check Summary Donald Trump’s Truth Social post contains two major claims: (1) that The Wall Street Journal misrepresented a conversation by reporting Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent advised him against firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and (2) that Trump’s leadership is the sole reason U.S. financial markets are at record highs. Available evidence clearly […]