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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Trump’s TACO codename will make him so mad he’ll enforce tariffs just to make a point: expert

The TACO codename used by Wall Street traders to describe President Donald Trump is more likely to make him stick with his international tariffs “just to prove a point.”

The nickname— short for “Trump Always Chickens OUT” — came about because of the president’s habit of making tariff threats, resulting in a drop in the markets, only for him to walk the threat back and see the markets rebound.

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