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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.

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[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

These stories exist to distract from the active degradation of our rights

These stories exist to distract the american people from organizing and mobbing him

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[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (3 children)

i might have missed a news cycle, what does TACO stand for in this context?

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago
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[–] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

Wanna watch a man-baby throw a tantrum? Just call him a man-baby.

[–] fedupwithbureaucracy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Generative AI slop is bad, no matter what.

[–] kevin2107@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Who the fuck wants this punishment

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[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

But... I like tacos

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Let's make America TACO again !

[–] wheres_frank@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Let's not encourage him to stop chickening out. Him not doing the things she says he's going to do is a good thing.

Imo it's just market manipulation.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Trade spurs, bone spurs,

[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 6 points 2 days ago (5 children)

How, and why, are people takin this dumb twat seriously?

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Because he's the president of the United States. And he is hurting slot of people and can hurt s lot more.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Years of lead paint exposure.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Because the smart people with prospects didn’t need to leave Europe.

I don’t understand what you’re saying.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting that some Americans take Donald Trump seriously because their ancestors who came from Europe (big assumption there already) were the ones who didn't have job prospects there?

Just want to make sure I understood your point correctly...

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m suggesting we didn’t send our best.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We trying to get nuclear war?

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[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

mmmmmmm chicken taco meltdown

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I've never wanted street tacos less. They're so good. I don't think I want that cheap of meat in my taco, though.

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