CNBC's Jim Cramer Throws Around C-Word As Trump Stock Crisis Deepens -- Says Slide Is Headed For 'Crash'

[LiberalArkie]

Apr 4th, 2025, 11:27 am

CNBC host Jim Cramer said if President Donald Trump continues on the same path, the stock market dive could turn into a genuine “crash.”

The stock market dropped like a boulder as soon as the opening bell rang Thursday morning after Trump announced his tariff program, and closed almost 1700 points in the hole — and that was before China announced reciprocal tariffs that sent futures crashing again. But Trump, in comments to reporters on the North Lawn and aboard Air Force One Thursday afternoon, projected success.

On Friday morning’s edition of CNBC’s Squawk on the Street — minutes before the opening bell saw the Dow plunge almost a thousand points in an instant — Cramer told co-host Carl Quintanilla that “if you wanted to make the market crash, I think you would go with this game plan”:

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[dutch777]

1. Wouldn't be surprised if Trump & friends have short positions in the market & are cashing in on the mayhem they create

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Downside momentum into the closing hour on a Friday with worldwide financial turmoil

Yes, I'd say that fits the classic paradigm for a crash, it was what preceded the 1987 crash.

Find a reason to buy on Monday before buying anything. Ok, the Fed could provide liquidity. That might buy us a couple weeks respite. Why would they do that? Inflation is already returning, so that's not a good move.

[Scrivener7]

3. Monday will be interesting.