'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says falling stocks are Trump's 'kryptonite' in the Iran war
Business Insider·2026-03-24 12:03
Donald Trump's greatest weakness is his fear of falling stock prices, Michael Burry says. "The stock market is Trump's kryptonite," the investor of "The Big Short" fame wrote in a brief note on his Substack over the weekend.The president's goal in waging war with Iran has morphed from "revolution" to "just get out before the market crashes too much," Burry continued. "It's a shame that Americans died for this." Burry was reacting to news that Trump was considering "winding down" the US military campaign ag ...