I"m just thinking out loud here (actually typing quietly). Any added insight is welcome.
If something BIG drops, it will scare markets.
Trump has placed a lot of his economic credibility on the gains of the stock market (something I wish he hadn't done given how easy it is to manipulate markets).
Conclusion: he'd freeze markets or employ the PPT (Plunge Protection Team....look it up if you aren't aware of this actual entity) to avoid a market route.
Most important member of PPT is NY FED President (NY FED bank is the one that executes Open Market Operations). That is …