'You're Sure Nobody In The White House Shorted The Dow?'—Fox's Peter Doocy Challenges Trump Three Times In A Day

Fox News' usually friendly coverage of President Donald Trump took a sharp turn when White House correspondent Peter Doocy pressed the administration on economic concerns not once but three times in a single day.

Market Drop Raises Questions

Peter Doocy zinged President Donald Trump over the cratering stock market with a brutal wisecrack to Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. pic.twitter.com/aPS6bumNBn

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 11, 2025

During a White House press briefing on March 11, Doocy put press secretary Karoline Leavitt on the spot about the market downturn. He asked, "So you said that the Dow dropping and dropping and dropping is a period of transition. You're sure nobody here at the White House shorted the Dow?" he asked.

"No, I don't think so," Leavitt replied.

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Doocy then pressed her again about the administration’s plan to encourage federal workers to retire amid stock market losses.

"Is there any concern here that it's gonna be harder to ask certain federal workers to retire if they look at their retirement accounts and they're getting dropped every day?"

Leavitt sidestepped the question, instead pivoting to Trump's broader economic strategy.

"I'm glad you brought up workers because that's exactly who President Trump is looking out for with his America First trade policy and his America First economic agenda," she said, emphasizing fair trade practices and worker protections.

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Doocy Presses Trump Directly

Later that day, Doocy took his concerns straight to the president. During an event outside the White House, where Trump was promoting Tesla TSLA and announcing that he planned to buy one of the company's vehicles at full price, Doocy challenged him on the optics of making such a purchase while Americans were struggling financially.

"What is your message, President Trump, buying a new car while there are some folks who will see this clip at home and they are struggling with their retirement accounts, down at the moment, uncertainty about work?" Doocy asked.

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Trump largely avoided the economic question, instead using the opportunity to tout his economic record and criticize past administrations for outsourcing U.S. manufacturing jobs.

"I think they’re going to do great," Trump said. "Our country had to do this. We had to go and do this. Other countries have taken away our business. They've taken away our jobs."

Trump defended his first term as "the greatest economy in the history of our country" before the COVID-19 pandemic and predicted that the current economy would surpass it. He also stressed the importance of bringing back jobs and reopening factories, blaming previous presidents for the loss of U.S. manufacturing.

While Fox News is typically a reliable ally for Trump, Doocy's line of questioning suggests that even conservative media is taking notice of the administration's economic challenges.

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