President Trump on Tuesday downplayed the financial markets’ dramatic plummet this week, saying Americans may have to endure economic pain to “rebuild our country.’’ “Markets are going to go up, and they’re going to go down but,

It’s Monday, March 10, and Donald Trump has been president for 50 days. The stock market continues its steep decline, with the Dow losing nearly 2,500 points over the past month. Today, it closed down nearly 900 points—after losing over 1100—reportedly due in large part to the uncertainty surrounding Trump’s tariffs,

The stock market sell-off comes during economic uncertainty and after President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a recession.