TACO trade: Trump Always Chickens Out
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Trump was just asked about the ‘TACO trade’ for the first time. He called it the ‘nastiest question’ https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/economy/trump-wall-street-taco-trade-nastiest-question Wall Street has been riding a historic roller coaster the past few months due to President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff threats. Now, investors are learning to take his words with a grain of salt — and a bit of salsa, too. That’s because there’s a new type of trade taking hold: TACO, short for Trump Always Chickens Out. In other words, don’t fret too much about Trump’s latest tariff threat and go on a selling spree, because eventually he’ll back down and a relief rally will ensue. Trump said he first learned of the term, coined by Financial Times commentator Robert Armstrong, on Wednesday when a reporter sought his reaction to it. “You call that chickening out?” Trump responded to a reporter at an Oval Office event Wednesday, referring to his recent announcements on EU and Chinese tariff rates. “It’s called negotiation,” Trump added, saying that part of his tactic can include setting “a ridiculous high number” for tariff rates and going down if he gets other nations to give in to his demands. “Don’t ever say what you said,” Trump told the reporter, calling it “the nastiest question.” It's funny because it's true. |
Anonymous
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It’s a nasty question,
It’s one of the nastiest questions, So nasty. You’re the chicken. You’re the jicken. And Gy-na, I put a number on them. I put a particular number on them. It was a very strong number. |
Anonymous
| Putin called Trump a woman ie “emotional”. Trump just takes it because he is what he is. |
Anonymous
| Everyone is openly mocking him. |
Anonymous
YEP |
Anonymous
| Trump loves mocking others but can't handle it when people laugh at him. What a baby. |
Anonymous
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Someone needs to start making TACO hats. |
Anonymous
| He's still in denial, but he's starting to find out that everybody's just waiting him out. What ever he says or does, none of it's durable. It's coming to an end. |
Anonymous
| if only his voters would realize this. but they are too stupid. only our enemies (and former friends) know this. |
Anonymous
Giant foam ones to wear to his birthday party. |
Anonymous
Ha! Good idea I was thinking TACO hats as a response to the MAGA hats. Imagine those hats going viral... 
And looks like we have a new use for the taco emoji. |
Anonymous
Yes, we should march in them. 2025’s pussy hat is a giant taco! |
Anonymous
| I saw it on Lawrence O'Donnell mention it on MSNBC last night. He said some European tariff negotiators and Wall Street Analysts are using the initials to signify Trump's trade policies. Made me LOL. I envision giant taco pinatas with Trump's face. |
Anonymous
| That phony picture of Trump eating a taco salad. Someone witty can make a meme with it. |
Anonymous
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Looks like the US Court of International Trade said that all of TACO Trumps tariffs are illegal, anyway.
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/trump-tariffs-trade-court-ruling |