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Trump Claim Said Children Used to Prop Up Stock Market

Original: /4 # Trump also said the quite part aloud – that THEY ARE USING KIDS TO PROP UP THE STOCK MARKET, saying that he wanted

Donald Trump is quoted as saying the quiet part aloud, claiming children are being used to prop up the stock market. He reportedly tied the remark to his earlier push to have Social Security fully invested in equities, an idea he said was rejected on both sides as too risky. The comments are drawing attention for their blunt framing of market support and social policy.

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• /4 # Trump also said the quite part aloud – that THEY ARE USING KIDS TO PROP UP THE STOCK MARKET, saying that he wanted to "ride with Social Security being fully invested in the stock market," but that didn't happen because people on the left and right "felt it was risky," so… · dalfen@mstdn.social · 12

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