U.S. stock indexes tumble amid investor fears of recession

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "President Trump delivered historic job, wage, and investment growth in his first term, and is set to do so again in his second term.
58% : "Since President Trump was elected, industry leaders have responded to President Trump's America First economic agenda of tariffs, deregulation, and the unleashing of American energy with trillions in investment commitments that will create thousands of new jobs," White House spokesperson Kush Desai said in a statement to CNN.
30% : "I hate to predict things like that," Trump told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo in a Sunday Morning Futures interview.
29% : Major stock indexes plummeted Monday as the sell-off continued from last week amid fears of a recession because of a U.S. trade war with other countries and other worrying economic news with Donald Trump as U.S. president.
28% : Stocks opened with steep losses Monday morning and it worsened as the day continued, one day after Trump said in an interview that the country could face a recession.
23% : The indexes slightly rebounded from lows before trading ended at 4 p.m. The prices are the worst since he became president the second time on Jan. 20, with all-time highs erased since Trump was elected.
22% : And those fears intensified over the weekend when Trump said the country could face a recession.

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