Trump to Forbes: 'If Hillary Would Have Won Markets Would Have Gone Down'
Donald J. Trump
“Your stock market is at an all-time high ”  Trump  told Forbes.com.
"Your jobs  your unemployment is at the lowest point in almost 17 years. We have fantastic numbers coming out "  Trump  said.
And while Forbes told Trump U.S. Stock markets are up 20 percent during his term  he stretches the time period to yield an even glossier figure. "No  25 since the election. You have to go since the election "  Trump  said.
“That depends on the index  of course (he's conveniently using the most  Trump -friendly one  Nasdaq) ” Forbes explained.
"Since Election Day it's 25 percent. It has gone up since Election Day $5.2 trillion -- $5.2 trillion. If Hillary Clinton would have won  the markets would have gone down substantially "  Trump  said.
Aside from stocks   Trump  also is proud of tAmerica's gross domestic product (GDP)  Forbes explained.
"So GDP last quarter was 3.1%. Most of the folks that are in your business  and elsewhere  were saying that would not be hit for a long time. You know  Obama never hit the number "  Trump  said.
"He never hit it on a yearly basis. Never hit it on a yearly basis. That's eight years. I think we'll go substantially higher than that. And I think this quarter would have been phenomenal  except for the hurricanes "  Trump  said.
For  his  part   Trump  has struck a constant tone of optimism over the economy  touting the high stock market and low unemployment.
Stock Market hits an ALL-TIME high! Unemployment lowest in 16 years! Business and manufacturing enthusiasm at highest level in decades! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 5  2017
RECORD HIGH FOR S & P 500! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 29  2017
“Your stock market is at an all-time high ”  Trump  told Forbes.com.
"Your jobs  your unemployment is at the lowest point in almost 17 years. We have fantastic numbers coming out "  Trump  said.
And while Forbes told Trump U.S. Stock markets are up 20 percent during his term  he stretches the time period to yield an even glossier figure. "No  25 since the election. You have to go since the election "  Trump  said.
“That depends on the index  of course (he's conveniently using the most  Trump -friendly one  Nasdaq) ” Forbes explained.
"Since Election Day it's 25 percent. It has gone up since Election Day $5.2 trillion -- $5.2 trillion. If Hillary Clinton would have won  the markets would have gone down substantially "  Trump  said.
Aside from stocks   Trump  also is proud of tAmerica's gross domestic product (GDP)  Forbes explained.
"So GDP last quarter was 3.1%. Most of the folks that are in your business  and elsewhere  were saying that would not be hit for a long time. You know  Obama never hit the number "  Trump  said.
"He never hit it on a yearly basis. Never hit it on a yearly basis. That's eight years. I think we'll go substantially higher than that. And I think this quarter would have been phenomenal  except for the hurricanes "  Trump  said.
For  his  part   Trump  has struck a constant tone of optimism over the economy  touting the high stock market and low unemployment.
Stock Market hits an ALL-TIME high! Unemployment lowest in 16 years! Business and manufacturing enthusiasm at highest level in decades! — [TGT] (@realDonaldTrump) October 5  2017
RECORD HIGH FOR S & P 500! — [TGT] (@realDonaldTrump) September 29  2017