Economy · 2026-02-24
Stock market gains since the election exceeded those of Biden’s final years
Misleading
Trump boasted about stock-market gains since his election as evidence of exceptional performance.
What the evidence shows
FactCheck.org found those gains were smaller than in each of Biden’s final two years, under its comparison.
What happened next
Assessment based on the linked FactCheck.org reporting.
Assessment notes
Editorial paraphrase, not a verbatim quotation. Where an exact speech date is uncertain, the month is used as a placeholder; consult the linked report for the precise original statement.