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Trump says voters should blame themselves for stock market rout

TL;DR

President Trump said Thursday night that voters had themselves to blame for the stock market's historic sell-off. Why it matters: Two days after Republicans lost the midterm elections in historic fashion, the president is lashing out at the voters who rejected his candidates and message. Driving the news: Stocks plunged Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking more than 5% as AI-linked stocks sold off.

Nauti's Take

AI teams should treat infrastructure exposure as a political dependency. An election result can change expectations around data centers, power demand, and deployment rules within hours.

This account comes from a single Axios summary, so the precise trigger for the sell-off remains unverified. For critical workflows, map your dependence on one provider, cloud region, or US policy environment.

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