A video posted by X user @AmericaPapaBear has been viewed 2 million times and shared by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account. The clip includes a doozy of headline — “Trump is Purposely CRASHING The Market” — and one claim that has Berkshire HathawayBRK.B $496.19 (-6.41%) rushing to correct the record on behalf of its Chairman and CEO.
“And this is why Warren Buffett just said Trump is making the best economic moves he’s seen in over 50 years,” the video claims.
Berkshire’s response: “There are reports currently circulating on social media (including Twitter, Facebook and Tik Tok) regarding comments allegedly made by Warren E. Buffett. All such reports are false.”
In his 1997 shareholder letter, Buffett did point out that, if you expect to be a buyer of stocks, you should be happy when share prices fall:
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