Memes mocking President Donald Trump, dubbing him “TACO Trump,” have exploded across the internet. The term, which means “Trump Always Chickens Out,” has come into the lexicon as the president has come under fire for the handling of his tariff policies.
On Wednesday, CNBC’s Megan Casella asked Trump about the “TACO trade,” theory, which has been circulating on Wall Street and was coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong this month.
Casella asked the president: “They’re saying Trump always chickens out on your tariff threats and that’s why markets are higher this week. What’s your response to that?”
The president fired back at Casella, accusing her of asking a “nasty” question and demanding she never ask it again. “Don’t ever say what you said,” Trump told Casella, “That’s a nasty question. To me, that’s the nastiest question.”
The term, though, has quickly caught on, with TACO Trump memes being posted across the internet.
The account Canada Hates Trump, which has more than 160,000 followers on X, shared a similar meme on the platform. It included a picture with the president that has been edited so part of his head looks like a chicken. Captioned “Trump always chickens out #TACO,” it has been viewed more than 400,000 times as of reporting.
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