DEAR EDITOR:

Largest Single-Day Point Drops in the Dow Jones (with U.S. President):

1. March 16, 2020 – -2,997.10 points (Donald Trump)

2. March 12, 2020 – -2,352.60 points (Donald Trump)

3. April 4, 2025 – -2,231.07 points (Donald Trump)

4. March 9, 2020 – -2,013.76 points (Donald Trump)

5. June 11, 2020 – -1,861.82 points (Donald Trump)

6. April 3, 2025 – -1,679.39 points (Donald Trump)

And the political party of the presidents who presided over the largest % drop in the Dow Jones:

1. Oct. 19, 1987 – -22.61%

President: Ronald Reagan

Party: Republican

2. March 16, 2020 – -12.93%

President: Donald Trump

Party: Republican

3. Oct. 28, 1929 – -12.82%

President: Herbert Hoover

Party: Republican

4. October 29, 1929 – -11.73%

President: Herbert Hoover

Party: Republican

5. March 12, 2020 – -9.99%

President: Donald Trump

Party: Republican

6. Nov. 6, 1929 – -9.92%

President: Herbert Hoover

Party: Republican

7. Dec, 18, 1899 – -8.72%

President: William McKinley

Party: Republican

8. Aug. 12, 1932 – -8.40%

President: Herbert Hoover

Party: Republican

9. March 14, 1907 – -8.29%

President: Theodore Roosevelt

Party: Republican

10. Oct. 26, 1987 – -8.28%

President: Ronald Reagan

Party: Republican

BETTS THORPE ADGATE

Cortland