President Donald Trump in recent days has dismissed fears of a recession and brushed aside the stock market sell-off, going so far as to say, “You can’t really watch the stock market.”

In the first Trump term, it took a disease to destroy the economy,” Stephen Colbert said. “This time, he’s the disease.”

US markets seesawed Tuesday after another tariff roller coaster ride. President Donald Trump doubled down on his threat to levy a new round of hefty tariffs on Canada earlier in the day, but officials from both countries Tuesday afternoon said they would meet this week to deescalate the tensions.