President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE touted Christmas spending and a strong stock market in a Monday evening tweet.

"The world was gloomy before I won — there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10% and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars!" the president-elect wrote.

The world was gloomy before I won - there was no hope. Now the market is up nearly 10% and Christmas spending is over a trillion dollars! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 26, 2016

According to a Deloitte University Press forecast, total 2016 holiday sales were expected to exceed $1 trillion. However, PolitiFact noted that the National Retail Federation expected November and December sales to reach about $655 billion.

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