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Is Trump responsible for the performance of stocks? He thinks so, but only if they're up.

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Donald Trump has tried to take credit for stock gains even when he wasn't in the White House .

The president said the market still belonged to former President Joe Biden , redirecting blame for the 6% decline in the S&P 500 this year .

The comments shift blame are the opposite of what Trump has claimed relatively recently.