Christopher Meloni has a bold sense of hope for Donald Trump’s impending tariffs as rumblings of a stock market crash take hold online.
The Law & Order star took to X on the morning of Tuesday, March 4, as “Great Depression” and “Stock Market Crash” became trending terms on the social media platform following an announcement from Trump on March 3, via his Truth Social platform: “To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United States. Tariffs will go on external product on April 2nd. Have fun!”
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“I hope the tariffs bring down the price of eggs soon,” Meloni quipped, nodding to the president’s Day One promise to lower the cost of groceries.
I hope the tariffs bring down the price of eggs soon
— Chris Meloni (@Chris_Meloni) March 4, 2025
According to the Associated Press, Trump said on Monday that the 25 percent taxes on imports from Mexico and Canada would kick in even sooner—starting today, March 4, and sparking renewed concern over a trade war between countries. Following his remarks, the stock market’s S&P 500 index dropped two percent, per the publication. At the time of writing, it had dropped another 1.2 percent on Tuesday.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, per the publication, that “there is no justification” for the move and affirmed his plan to retaliate with a 25 percent tariff on American goods.
In response, other social media users suggested it was “once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Bueller,” sharing a clip from the hit film starring Matthew Broderick.
Apparently it is once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Buellerpic.twitter.com/Yhxh3kyFdV
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) March 3, 2025
Many also posted an alleged screenshot from Trump’s Twitter account circa November 2012, which read, “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately!”
Snopes has been unable to confirm nor deny its legitimacy, but it’s not the first time the screenshot has made the rounds, with internet users also flooding the social media platform with it after the Dow dropped 1,378 points during Trump’s first presidency.
dear donald it's time to keep your word #stockmarketcrash #stockmarket pic.twitter.com/BEeBOsbCjx
— Jesus is King (@ProseccoLiquido) March 4, 2025
According to PBS, the Dow dropped nearly 650 points on March 3. By the time of writing on March 4, it had dropped another 563 points.
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