Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Warns Clock Is Ticking on Trump’s Trade War Amid Market Wipeout: ‘People Are Nervous!’

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, one of the network’s most stalwart, Trump-aligned voices, sent a blunt warning Tuesday night: the president’s trade war is hammering markets, “people are nervous,” and hesitating to take up deals could cost the Republicans in 2024.

The stock market has been on a rollercoaster since Trump unveiled his sweeping new tariff program last week. Markets initially tumbled after the announcement, then fell further when China responded with retaliatory tariffs. By Friday’s close, the Dow had shed another 2,200 points. After a modest rally Tuesday, futures plummeted again overnight as China unveiled an 84% levy hike as a further countermeasure.

Appearing on Jesse Watters Primetime, Bartiromo, who has covered Wall Street for decades, offered her honest assessment when asked about Trump’s tariffs blitz. While she praised Trump for taking on “structural issues” that other presidents wouldn’t touch, she also laid out the serious consequences of delay.

“Well, people are nervous, Jesse,” the Mornings With Maria host began. “Look, what President Trump is doing is massive. He is taking on structural issues of this economy that very few, if any, president has wanted to do or dared to do before. President Trump is doing it. But his time is limited and the timing is of essence.”

She continued: “Right now, you’re talking about markets in a tailspin. People are nervous. They are down. People have lost money. We’re talking about a $9 trillion in market value loss wiped out in about a week and a half, from the peak. So markets going down is not good.”

“If we don’t see that manufacturing fired up in America soon, we’re not going to see the Republicans in charge,” she warned host Jesse Watters, noting it takes “two to three years” for companies to rewire supply chains domestically—far too long if Republicans want to capitalize in the 2026 midterms.

She added: “If the Republicans lose next year and then the White House is lost, then the Republicans are no longer directing policy. So timing is of the essence. This is a huge, gargantuan task.”

Bartiromo called for quick victories — specifically on trade with Japan, South Korea, and the EU – to calm markets.

“We need to see some wins here on the books because the stock market going down is not going to be helpful,” Bartiromo said. “It’s going to be a big issue, a barrier for President Trump getting the agenda through.”

Bartiromo also stressed urgency from Congress, saying clarity on “tax cut extensions and deregulation” is needed “by Friday before they go and leave for Easter recess.”

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