India, Nov. 15 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that the American stock market lost $3 trillion in value following the November 3 midterm elections, blaming the decline on investors' reaction to Democratic victories, while asserting that markets have since recovered.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump questioned whether investors had reacted negatively to the election results, in which Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress.

"Has anyone noticed that immediately after the Election the Stock Market lost 3 Trillion Dollars in Value? In other words, Investors throughout the World hated seeing what took place on Election Day," Trump wrote.

"But have no fear, the Market has since gone up, and America will s...