CNBC Reporter Casually Asks How Trump’s Threats To Wipe Out Civilization Might Be Good For Investors

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CNBC Reporter Casually Asks How Trump’s Threats To Wipe Out Civilization Might Be Good For Investors

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

CNBC anchor Sara Eisen casually asked on Tuesday how President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy a civilization could be good for investors. Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran failed to reach an…

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