Documented Confidence: high No formal allegation

On April 9, 2025, Trump posted 'THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT' roughly four hours before announcing the tariff pause

The S&P 500 closed up 9.5% — one of its strongest sessions in decades — after the afternoon announcement.

Events: 2025-04-09 · Published 2026-07-21 · Last verified 2026-07-21 · Record claim-mt-april9-sequence

A timestamped sequence is on the public record: a 9:37 a.m. ET Truth Social post urging that it was a great time to buy, signed 'DJT'; a roughly 1:18 p.m. ET announcement of a 90-day pause on most of the new tariffs; and a historic same-day rally, with the S&P 500 closing up 9.5%. The senators' April 2025 letters and AP reporting document the same timestamps. The Associated Press also reported that Trump Media & Technology Group closed up 22.67% that day — twice the broader market's gain — lifting the value of Trump's 53% stake, held in a trust controlled by Donald Trump Jr., by about $415 million on paper.

What this establishes

  • The documented order and timing of the post, the policy announcement, and the market reaction on April 9, 2025.

What this does not establish

  • When the decision to pause the tariffs was made; Trump gave inconsistent public answers about this.
  • That the post was intended to benefit any specific position, or that any person traded on advance knowledge.
  • That the sequence violated any law; no enforcement action is publicly confirmed.

Public response on record

“It is the responsibility of the President of the United States to reassure the markets and Americans about their economic security in the face of nonstop media fearmongering.”

— White House spokesman Kush Desai, as reported by AP · source

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On the timeline

  1. 2025-04-02 Official acts 'Liberation Day' reciprocal tariffs announced
  2. 2025-04-09 09:37 ET Official acts Trump posts "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" on Truth Social
  3. 2025-04-09 13:18 ET Official acts 90-day pause announced on most 'Liberation Day' tariffs
  4. 2025-04-09 16:00 ET Money & markets S&P 500 closes up 9.5%; Trump Media closes up 22.67%

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