Trump cared a lot about investors, but in the end, they weren’t that impressed with him. There has been no market collapse since it became clear that he lost the election. The money men have moved on. They’re happy with divided government and an end to Trump’s capriciousness.
Since Trump is openly taking names on the legitimacy issue, it possible that he would retaliate against business in 2024 by supporting some version of national conservatism? I doubt it, for the following reasons:
- Trump doesn’t believe in much except his own overriding awesomeness, but his affinity for orthodox tax cut and deregulation Republican economics appears to be genuine.
- Embracing national conservatism would mean implicitly admitting he was wrong the first time around. Trump doesn’t do that.
- The legitimacy issue will have died down by 2024.
- He needs support from the donor class to win. The base alone can’t get him elected.