Trump Short-Circuits Over Wall Street's 'TACO' Slogan: 'Trump Always Chickens Out'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

May 28, 2025, 03:36 PM EDT


President Donald Trump wasn’t pleased to hear about the hot new slogan spreading across Wall Street: “Trump Always Chickens Out.”

“Mr. President, Wall Street analysts have coined a new term called the ‘TACO Trade’ — 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?” a reporter asked during a White House briefing on Wednesday.

Investors are reportedly using “TACO Trade” to refer to Trump’s pattern of announcing huge tariffs, causing the markets to plummet, then reversing course days later, causing the markets to rise. Trump seemed unaware of the mockery on Wall Street and rambled in response.

“Oh, isn’t that — I chicken out, I’ve never heard that,” Trump replied. “You mean because I reduced China from 145%, [then] I said down to 100, then down to another number? And I said you have to open up your whole country and because, I, 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.’ ... You call that chickening out?”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-always-chickens-out-wall-street_n_68375111e4b0bbf4d2f32fcf

[johnnyfins]

1. HAHA.

Judging by Needy Amin's reaction, it's a double!!!!. He is pissed because he never heard the TACO nickname. And he is double pissed at what it stands for.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I heard a news report on the radio this morning

that said that this was all because he has "changed" his tariffs terms at least 50 times since he started the fiasco!

[jmowreader]

3. The biggest problem with the TACO thing, as cute as it is...

...is that he's not "chickening out." He's doing this shit on purpose to manipulate the market.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. We all know that

but the acronym itself becomes a "slur" to bigots like him (with the use of the term "taco" and its association with Mexico).

[Marthe48]

5. Yellow cheesy TACO

n/t

[GB_RN]

6. After Discussing The Backronym Of TACO...

With a friend, he suggested trying to figure out one for “t**twaffle.” I came up with one which uses the present-tense verb form, t**twaffling:

Trump Whinging And Tweeting While Acting F**king Foolishly, Lying on the Internet aNd Gaslighting.

[IronLionZion]

7. Trump has probably asked his advisors how to disappear that reporter to a foreign prison

CNBC's Megan Casella asked him that question so we should keep an eye on her to make sure she's OK. Very brave.

Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong came up with the term TACO Trade earlier this month.

[Torchlight]

8. He's reacting to it. I think it's sticking.

It's fast, easy, simple, and forces the reaction to come from a defensive place.

[republianmushroom]

9. Oh, the poor damn snowflake.