Trump's Meltdown Over 'TACO' Trade Spurs Wave of Chicken Memes
www.latintimes.com
President Donald Trump accused a reporter of asking "the nastiest question" regarding a new term about the president "chickening out" under tariff threats.

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.

  • jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    1·
    2 months ago

    My favorite part:

    “[China was] doing no business whatsoever, and they were having a lot of problems,” Trump declared.

    How daft can one be?

      • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
        0·
        2 months ago

        Think of how absolutely stupid the average person is, with average intelligence. Likely, they can barely read at a high school level in most cases and can barely make good decisions about, well, anything, especially things outside their limited area of expertise/influence.

        Now, we need to realize that half the people in the US are dumber than that.

        • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          11·
          1 month ago

          More than half of Americans read at a middle school grade level or lower. Around a half of those are at a elementary school level.

          Just over 10% read at a level 11th grade or higher level. Which is shocking given that over half of Americans have some level of college education. Americans are educated but not well educated.

          It’s common to blame the education system but given how wide spread the problem it is far more likely it is a cultural failure and most Americans lack the qualifications to evaluate this issue (or any issue) but flap their jaws about it anyway.