The president spoke with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.
The fallout continues after President Donald Trump's unveiling of severe tariffs against virtually all U.S. trading partners.
On Sunday, ABC's "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett about Trump reposting a video that said he was tanking the markets to force the Fed to lower interest rates. Hassett said Trump was entitled to his opinion, but denied that his tariff policy was intended to put pressure on the Fed to lower rates.
Trading on Thursday and Friday marked the worst days for U.S. stocks since 2020.
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday that he had a "productive call" with Vietnamese President To Lam.
Trump claimed the Vietnamese leader "wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S."
The call comes after Trump announced a 46% tariff on Vietnamese imports during his reciprocal tariff events on Wednesday.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
President Donald Trump appears to be responding to China's announcement of a retaliatory tariff against all U.S. goods.
"CHINA PLAYED IT WRONG, THEY PANICKED - THE ONE THING THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO!" Trump posted on his social media platform on Friday.
The president has no public events on his schedule, but has been posting on his social media site frequently as backlash to his tariff plan continues.
The stock market fell further on Friday, with major indexes down at opening.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 925 points, or 2.25%, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 3%.
The slumps come after China announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. overnight.
Ahead of the markets opening on Friday, President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform a message for investors.
"TO THE MANY INVESTORS COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES AND INVESTING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE. THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET RICH, RICHER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!" he posted.
The president did not specify which specific policies he was referring to, though the post comes as his tariff plan rattles the economy.
