Washington, August 17 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump visited New Hampshire for the first time in his reelection campaign Thursday, ripping his Democratic competitors and taking credit for the country's economic success as he made his pitch.

Trump spoke to an arena full of supporters in Manchester, saying that the economy will tank if he is not re-elected.  The warning came during a week of volatility on Wall Street over the President's trade war with China and concerns about a potential recession.

"See, the bottom line is, I know you like me and this room is a lovefest and I know that, but you have no choice but to vote for me, because your 401(k)s ... down the tubes.  Everything is going to be down the tubes," the President said.  "So whether you love me or hate me, you've got to vote for me."

Speaking in a state he narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump claimed full responsibility for the health of the American economy, and said the stock market would have crashed without his presidency.  "If for some reason I wouldn't have won these elections, these markets would have crashed.  And that'll happen even more so in 2020," he warned.