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Trump To Americans That Didn’t Get Filthy Rich Like Him: ‘You Should Have Had Stock’

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Peterson, P. (2026, November 9). Trump To Americans That Didn’t Get Filthy Rich Like Him: ‘You Should Have Had Stock’. The Daily Caller. https://dailycaller.com/2026/11/09/just-buy-stock-trump-touts-his-net-worth-to-americans-concerned-about-affordability

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The Daily Caller · collected 2026-11-09 · by Pete Peterson

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In a “60 Minutes” interview following Republican losses in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump defended his economic record by highlighting record-high stock markets while dismissing concerns about cost-of-living issues and inflation. When questioned about why people were unhappy despite strong stock market numbers, Trump suggested that individuals who did not see financial gains should have invested in stocks, implying personal responsibility for their economic status rather than addressing systemic inequalities. The article also notes significant voter dissatisfaction with Trump’s handling of inflation and the economy overall, pointing out that only 27% of voters felt the economy was on the right track under his administration.
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In the 2026 U.S. midterms, Democrats won control of Congress, marking a significant shift from Republican dominance. The Democratic victory was particularly notable in traditionally red states like Texas and South Carolina, where Republican Senator Ken Paxton faced Democrat James Talarico and Lindsey Graham's sister Darline Graham faced Annie Andrews. These races were seen as crucial for determining the balance of power during Donald Trump’s presidency. The midterms came after a contentious Iran war initiated by Trump, which he defended in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," asserting it would be historically beneficial despite criticism from conservatives over his proposed immigration policy changes.

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Trump PERSON · 13× Douthat PERSON · 3× Americans NORP · 2× Iran GPE · 2× World Liberty Financial ORG · 2× CBS ORG · 1× Congress ORG · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Ross Douthat PERSON · 1×

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Trump’s message continued to follow a pattern of touting stock market gains and dismissing worries about affordability, while failing to acknowledge voters’ concerns about corruption allegations involving him and others in his orbit.
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2026-11-09 · The Daily Caller
Trump To Americans That Didn’t Get Filthy Rich Like Him: ‘You Should Have Had Stock’ · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 1 hedged)

President Donald Trump continued to downplay cost-of-living concerns and boast about stock market gains under his administration in an interview on “60 Minutes” Sunday. asserted
Trump → continue → Minutes
After Republicans lost control of Congress Tuesday in midterm elections hinging on affordability, Trump went on CBS’ “60 Minutes” to defend the economy. asserted
Trump → lose → economy
Trump’s message continued to follow a pattern of touting stock market gains and dismissing worries about affordability, while failing to acknowledge voters’ concerns about corruption allegations involving him and others in his orbit. asserted
message → continue → orbit
“In poll after poll, people say they’re unhappy with this economy in a way they weren’t in the first term. asserted
they → say → term
“60 Minutes’ correspondent Ross Douthat asked Trump. asserted
Douthat → ask → Trump
“Well, it’s not really the Iran war because the numbers are phenomenal. asserted
numbers → ’ → ?
The numbers that we have are historically good numbers […] We have the highest stock market in history. asserted
We → have → history
Now, we lost yesterday, because of the election, $3 trillion. asserted
we → lose → trillion
The market lost almost 2,000 points because of the Democrats,” Trump replied. asserted
Trump → lose → Democrats
Later in the interview, Douthat asked Trump about his personal net worth, which has grown by roughly $3 billion since taking office. asserted
which → ask → office
“But your net worth went up by $3 billion since you returned to –” Douthat was cut off mid-question. asserted
Douthat → go → billion
“Well, so did everyone,” Trump interjected. asserted
Trump → interject → ?
My net worth did not go up by $3 billion for –” Douthat said. asserted
Douthat → go → billion
“Well, you should have had stock,” Trump explained. asserted
Trump → have → stock
Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who has shared business interests with World Liberty Financial. asserted
who → pardon → Financial
There are further concerns that investors are buying access to the Trump administration through the $TRUMP crypto coin. asserted
investors → be → coin
Over 70% of midterm voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of inflation, which was cited by midterm voters as on of their top concerns. asserted
which → disapprove → concerns
Only 27% of voters believed the economy was on the right track under Trump. asserted
economy → believe → Trump
(RELATED: Trump’s Final Pitch To Money-Strapped Voters Before Midterms: Hey, Look At These Cool Renovations We’re Doing) asserted
We → strap → Renovations
The wealthiest 1% of Americans own about 50% of the stocks, and the top 10% of Americans own nearly 90% of stock market wealth, according to Yahoo Finance. uncertain
% → own → Finance
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