Published August 24, 2015 9:50am EDT | Updated August 24, 2015 11:04am EDT

Donald Trump Blames China, 'poor Planning' For Market Rout

Donald Trump tweeted "Vote Trump" as stocks plunged in Monday morning trading. "Markets are crashing," the Republican White House hopeful tweeted at 9:43 a.m. Eastern, shortly after markets opened. He said the rout was caused by "poor planning" and allowing China and Asia to dictate the agenda. "This could get very messy!" he said. Trump is leading in polls to be the Republican presidential nominee.