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WATCH OUT 🚨: President Trump: “Perfect timing for your show. [The stock market] just hit an all-time high. We’re doing really well.”
Norah O'Donnell: “When the stock market is doing well. That doesn’t affect everyone. Not everyone is invested in the stock market.”
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— Dr Charlie Ward (@DrcharlieWardQ) August 18, 2026
President Donald Trump and CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell clash over the economy as Trump points to a record-high stock market and argues that rising markets are boosting Americans’ retirement accounts. O’Donnell pushes back by raising concerns about people without stock investments and the impact of grocery prices and inflation, prompting Trump to dispute her characterization and argue that the major price increases occurred under the Biden administration.