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Trump ERUPTS In Panicked Tantrum After Embarrassing TACO Nickname Blows Up
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8:36Donald Trump lashes out at a reporter when questioned on the embarrassing nickname Wall Street analysts have been using in reference to Trump of TACO, meaning Trump Always Chickens Out, and goes on a rambling rant that ends up proving his own point wrong. John Iadarola and Tory Shulman break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Trump's Meltdown Over 'TACO' Trade Spurs Wave of Chicken Memes
"President Donald Trump seemingly had a meltdown during a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday after a "nasty" reporter asked whether he was familiar with Wall Street analysts' new term, "TACO trade," an acronym suggesting "Trump always chickens out" under tariff threats.
"Oh, isn't that nice," Trump stated in a clip circulating on X. "I chicken out. I've never heard that."
"You mean because I reduced China from 145% that I said down to 100, and then down to another number. I said you have to open up your whole country," Trump continued. "And because I gave the European Union a 50% tax tariff, and they called up and they said 'please, let's meet right now. Please let's meet right now,'" Trump continued.
He added that EU leaders were initially unwilling to meet until he enacted his 50% tariff, which he delayed until July 9.
"You call that chickening out?" Trump sarcastically prompted. "Because we have $14 trillion now invested, committed to investing, when Biden didn't have practically anything," the president continued, claiming the U.S. was dying and is now "the hottest country" in the world."
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