Q: Did Donald Trump actually say or tweet in 2015 that "If the Dow Jones Index falls more than 1,000 points in a single day, the then-President of the United States should be put into a cannon and shot into the sun at a very high speed. There can be no excuses."?
A: No, Donald Trump did not say or tweet this in 2015—or at any time. The quote is a satirical fabrication created in 2018 by author Shaun Usher as a joke. Although it circulated widely on social media and was mistaken by many as a genuine Trump quote, Usher later clarified that it was fake and never intended to be taken seriously.