Trump Slams Reporter on Camera Who Tells Him the Meaning of His 'TACO' Nickname: 'Don't Ever Say What You Said'

[Eugene]

Earlier DU thread: "Don't ever say what you said!" Feud Erupts between Trump & reporter - Brian Tyler Cohen

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Source: People

Trump Slams Reporter on Camera Who Tells Him the Meaning of His 'TACO' Nickname: 'Don't Ever Say What You Said'

The president's temper flared when a White House reporter shared the unflattering nickname that Wall Street has started using for his tariff plan

By Meredith Kile Updated on May 28, 2025 05:19PM EDT

President Donald Trump's temper flared while talking with the press at the White House on Wednesday, May 28.

During a live press conference, the president fielded questions from the press corps, beginning with a female reporter who asked Trump about the new nickname his tariff plan has reportedly been given on Wall Street: "TACO trade."

"They're saying 'Trump Always Chickens Out' on the tariff threats and that's why markets are higher this week," she informed him. "What's your response to that?"

At first, Trump appeared a bit puzzled and said he hadn't heard that phrase yet, then he grew defensive of his unpredictable tariff negotiations with China and Europe. Originally, the White House had planned to enact 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union on June 1, but after European markets began to show signs of panic, Trump pushed the deadline for negotiations to July 9.

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Read more: https://people.com/trump-slams-reporter-taco-nickname-11743690

[Tribetime]

1. Never stop calling him Taco

[Turbineguy]

2. Being a coward is no big deal

being called one, is another matter to trump.

[cutroot]

3. How dare he speaks to one of my fellow Americans that wat

He is a civil servant

[RockRaven]

4. It'd be a shame if everyone keeps reposting his Cinco de Mayo taco bowl tweet

every time he tweets (or whatever you call it) about tariffs.

[NCgayguy]

6. YES!

[NCgayguy]

5. a new meaning to the phrase

Taco Tuesday! If it's Tuesday then T.A.C.O. or if it's Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon.

Off the topic, but I've always heard, "You can't make Chicken salad out of Chicken Shit" I think this applies to him too!

Thanks for sharing!
Reis

[MyOwnPeace]

8. And another thing we've heard....

“If you can’t stand the heat - stay out of the kitchen!”

He was caught being an ass and ‘how dare’ someone point that out!!!

The ‘Emperor’ has no clothes and he has been ‘exposed!’

So, where is the media reporting that - and where are our elected representatives who should be doing something about it!?!?!,

[Basso8vb]

7. Bullies are chickens.

Always have been, always will be.

[Abolishinist]

9. EL TACO!

[Ms. Toad]

10. Cute and true, but stupid to harp on it.

Do we really want him to take the dare to impose tariffs and not back off?

[NJCher]

12. yeah, right

Like this dementia addled loser can remember from one day to the next.

[Ms. Toad]

13. I think his pursuit of vendettas suggests that he very clearly remembers things

With strong negative emotional impacts on him.

[NJCher]

14. I doubt it

Stephen Miller keeps a spreadsheet for him.

[vapor2]

11. HA! he hates being mocked

says one that our country was DEAD 6 months ago. That was before he gutted health care, VA benefits, cancer research, deporting people without due process, gutting FEMA, arresting judges, congress members, threatening colleges, etc etc etc. So I say we are DEAD now.

[Jack Valentino]

15. Trump is TACO word salad...