Dominik Hasek calls Donald Trump "a weakling" after US President blames Joe Biden for stock market crash

Legendary NHL goaltender Dominik Hasek has criticized Donald Trump after the United States President blamed Joe Biden for the stock market crash amid aggressive tariff policies.

According to the Bureau of Economics, the official figures showed a 0.3 percent contraction in US gross domestic product (GDP) during the first quarter of 2025 (January-April), amid escalating trade tensions and tariff measures under Trump's administration.

Trump attributed the GDP contraction to the Biden administration, stating that he had nothing to do with tariffs.

Hasek slammed Trump for seemingly deflecting blame for his failures onto others and described him as a weak leader.

"The president is a weakling. That man blames his every failure on others. A liar president and a weakling president," Hasek posted.

Trump had posted on Truth Social that Biden was responsible for the downturn.

This is Biden's Stock Market, not Trump’s," he posted on Wednesday morning. "I didn’t take over until January 20th. Tariffs will soon start kicking in, and companies are starting to move into the USA in record numbers."

He doubled down on his comments in a meeting with his Cabinet on Wednesday.

“You probably saw some numbers today, and I have to start off by saying that’s Biden — that’s not Trump — because we came in on January,” Trump said. “We came in and I was very against everything that Biden was doing in terms of the economy. … We took over his mess in so many different ways.”

Since Trump took office, Hasek has consistently voiced his disagreement with the president's decisions and policies on social media.

Dominik Hasek accuses Donald Trump of lying and breaking his promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war

In April, Dominik Hasek called out Donald Trump for failing to end the Russia-Ukraine war. During a rally in June, Trump promised to resolve the conflict before taking office. However, that has not happened.

Hasek voiced his frustration on X, accusing Trump of being dishonest and breaking promises.

"Today marks 75 days since the Am. president @realDonaldTrump broke his promise to end the war within 24 hours. And to this day, he has not even bothered to apologize to the families of the Ukrainians killed for his broken promise. That is the current American president.

"He lies. He breaks his promises, and he still despises the families and loved ones of the Ukrainians killed in the Russian imperialist war. How sad!," Hasek tweeted.

Hasek had a legendary 16-year career in the NHL, winning the Vezina Trophy six times as the best goaltender in the league. He also won the Stanley Cup twice with the Detroit Red Wings. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.