Trump Sparks Mockery After Suggesting Baffling New Use For The Military

“Is the bond market also 2 weeks away from a nuclear weapon?” one commenter wrote on X.

Evening Trends Reporter

President Donald Trump offered a head-scratching answer when asked about increased volatility in the bond market, triggering waves of mockery from critics online.

Trump, when asked by reporters, denied directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in the bond market. He was then asked whether he and Bessent had discussed any other ways to address the liquidity problems.

That’s when he gave this baffling reply: “We have many types of intervention; that’s one. The ultimate intervention is our military, and if we have to use that, we will.”

It’s unclear what Trump meant, but many social media........

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