Washington, February 9: US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed credit for strong stock market performance and improvements in American national security, attributing both to his administration’s tariff policies. He also predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would reach 100,000 by the end of his term.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Record Stock Market, and National Security, driven by our Great TARIFFS. I am predicting 100,000 on the DOW by the end of my Term. REMEMBER, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! I hope the United States Supreme Court is watching.”
Trump’s remarks came as major US stock market indices, including Dow Jones futures, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq, recorded positive movements, according to CNN Business.
The comments also align with the National Security Strategy document released in November 2025, which described economic security as fundamental to national security. The document highlighted Washington’s focus on balanced trade, trade agreements, securing access to critical supply chains and materials, reindustrialisation, and energy dominance. It also described US financial and capital markets as the world’s leading, calling them “pillars of American influence” that give policymakers significant leverage to advance national security priorities.
Trump’s reference to the Supreme Court comes amid ongoing legal challenges to his tariff policies. In January, during a campaign-style stop in Clive, Iowa, he addressed the issue, expressing hope that the Supreme Court would ultimately rule in favour of his administration, even as lower courts have declared his sweeping tariff regime illegal.
Referring to the pending legal challenge, Trump criticised judicial decisions blocking his tariffs and portrayed them as favourable to China. “I hope we win the Supreme Court case,” he said. “You know, we have people that are China-oriented, people literally that are very China-oriented and foreign-country-oriented trying to stop that.”
Trump warned that even an adverse ruling from the Supreme Court would not deter him from pursuing wide-ranging tariffs, insisting his administration would find alternative ways to implement them.
“We’ll get it done. One way or the other, we’re going to do it. If we have to do it a different way, we’ll do it,” he said.
Defending his trade approach, Trump claimed his policies were generating massive revenue for the United States.
His remarks followed recent developments at the US Supreme Court, which on January 20 issued three rulings but stopped short of deciding the closely watched case challenging the legality of Trump’s global tariff policy. The court did not indicate when it might take up the dispute, maintaining its practice of not announcing decisions in advance.
The decision to defer a ruling has left uncertainty hanging over Trump’s trade agenda, even as lower courts have already questioned the legality of the sweeping tariff measures.
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