# Stock market sheds $2.5 trillion as Trump blames Democrats: What to know

https://mins.news/en/video/132190

- ABC News, 2026-11-06 10:51 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqwnASZACdc

> James Longman reports on a massive Wall Street selloff, as plunging AI stocks erased $2.5 trillion and markets around the world tumbled. Trump blamed Democrats, whose congressional majority could grow as Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain too close to call. The report also covers impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a North Carolina man’s lawsuit alleging ChatGPT helped his estranged wife plan to poison him, and devastating flooding in Georgia and Tennessee.

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