Morphine Prince 109,648 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 President Donald Trump was confronted with an acronym pointed at his trade policies this week -- and while it may sound tasty, the phrase appeared to leave a bad taste in the president's mouth. "TACO trade," which stands for "Trump always chickens out," was coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong but has since spread across Wall Street and the internet, mocking the president's back-and-forth on tariff policies. The sentiment behind the phrase is that despite levying steep tariffs against countries, specifically China and European Union nations, Trump has repeatedly pushed back deadlines, lowered tariff percentages and backed off from initial demands, according to Armstrong. Investors engage in "TACO trade" by buying stocks at lower costs after Trump announces new tariffs or increases them, then reap the benefits when the markets rebound as he delays or backs off of them. While fielding questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, a reporter asked for Trump's reaction to the now-viral Wall Street jab. "Oh, I chicken out? Isn't that nice? I've never heard that," Trump said. The president went on to defend his decision to slash the tariffs on China for 90 days and push back the deadline for 50% tariffs on European Union countries until July 9. "You call that chickening out?" Trump asked, appearing visibly agitated by the question, which he called "nasty." "Don't ever say what you said," Trump told the reporter. "That's a nasty question." Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lashes-viral-taco-trade-meme-stand/story?id=122323324 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughhouse Dandy 13,598 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 Lmao he's so bothered by being called chicken 😂 I hope it becomes a trend This is my Hannah Montana™️ lipgloss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 43,832 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 He belongs in Gaga’s coop 🐔 "****ing rat" - @Dynamite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 35,053 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
27monster27 15,847 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 he/him/his Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilia Malinin 2,877 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 4 minutes ago, 27monster27 said: this just unlocked a memory from my 2010s scene kid days that i thought i had long since locked away everyone keeps saying "oh, he's back, he's back!" but the truth is i never left! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromatic puzea 10,653 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 44 minutes ago, Rat Boy said: He belongs in Gaga’s coop 🐔 hard to even fathom which parts you should believe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaism 12,471 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 56 minutes ago, Roughhouse Dandy said: Lmao he's so bothered by being called chicken 😂 I hope it becomes a trend And the fact that the acronym references the Mexican most famous food is just the guac on the top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmMonkey 7,716 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 saving people, hunting things - the family business Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebe 17,289 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 You can tell this got under his skin, usually he would just dismiss it as fake news or a nasty/rude question and move on. Fascist's hate being mocked and made to look weak. This is effective messaging and I hope Democrats learn from this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastpopicon 37,264 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 Toddler. The melody that you choose can rescue you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco 24,791 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 People finally playing him at his own game and he hates it 😂 The gays know how to party Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaxboy 6,899 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 4 hours ago, ALGAYDO said: OMG now I see that Hhhhenifer Lopez reminds me of this: Two tacos, enchiladas and a soda pop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoresup 3,429 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 5 hours ago, Morphine Prince said: Don't ever say what you said," Trump told the reporter. "That's a nasty question." He’s upset by a ‘nasty question’ while he systematically removes trans rights from every aspect of public life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,185 Posted May 30, 2025 Share Posted May 30, 2025 Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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