A Democratic senator who publicly claims the economy is "moving in the right direction" under President Joe Biden placed a bet against the U.S. economy last month, according to Senate financial disclosures.

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Sen. Tom Carper (D., Del.), who once punched his former wife in the face hard enough to give her a black eye, disclosed this week a purchase of up to $110,000 in shares of Ranger Equity Bear ETF, a fund that shorts stocks on the expectation that the market will decline. Investors often use short funds as a hedge against economic downturns.