'There is nothing amusing about this': Donald Trump jokes that Seth Moulton tanked the stock market

Greg P. | 3:45 PM on August 23, 2019

After tanking the market with comments on China and his own hand-picked Fed chair, President Donald Trump joked that it was really combat veteran and Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton who was at fault because he dropped his presidential bid today:

The Dow is down 573 points perhaps on the news that Representative Seth Moulton, whoever that may be, has dropped out of the 2020 Presidential Race!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019

The troll-in-chief strikes again:

Ok that's funny https://t.co/x5QXGLv0ms

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) August 23, 2019

If you're gonna hire a troll, at least you get the benefit of good trolling. This is good trolling. https://t.co/feaScEtTO1

— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) August 23, 2019

But, for the most part, the joke didn’t land well with folks from across the political spectrum:

President Donald Trump, there is nothing amusing about this. Tone Mr President. Tone. https://t.co/M6O2W1PDYI

— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) August 23, 2019

Of all the military vets turned politicians, Moulton’s service is among the most impressive and intense – Marine infantry entering Baghdad, battles of Najaf and Nasiriyah, tribal liaison during Anbar Awakening. https://t.co/B5VyeqKUp1

— Elise Jordan (@Elise_Jordan) August 23, 2019