Trump blames the Democrats for the collapse of the stock market after the elections in the US The exchanges experienced one of the worst days in their history, the American leader noted. "It's so sad to see! It took so much effort to bring us to a level that no one had ever seen before, and then it happened. Your retirement savings will decrease accordingly. Remember, it's not the Republicans' fault," Donald Trump wrote on the Social Truth site. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.44% in late trading on Thursday, while the Nasdaq's high-tech index fell 5.52%.