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
    95·
    4 days 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
        17·
        3 days 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.

        • Nythos@sh.itjust.works
          15·
          3 days ago

          I have a job working with the public and I know I’m thick as shit but some people I serve I truly do wonder how some of them even tie their shoes in the morning.

        • Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          21·
          3 hours 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.

          • AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip
            2·
            3 days ago

            I don’t think it’s cultural. I think it’s republicans repeatedly targeting education for decades. I mean have you ever been in a teachers’ subreddit or community? Modern American education is a fucking dumpster fire.

            Remember Trump’s “I love the uneducated”? It’s not because he’s friendly, it’s because they’re more manipulable.

          • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            3 days ago

            These are far worse stats than I had expected haha, appreciate the context; and agreed that it’s a multiple of variables, not just education. Cultural issues are a real problem, especially in the more entrenched southern states/towns.