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CNN data reporter Harry Enten said he had some “troubling” news for President Donald Trump on Friday: The TACO trend, which has been used to taunt Trump, is gaining steam.
“The top term that was Googled with ‘Donald Trump’ on Thursday was... it was ‘TACO,’” Enten said, referring to the acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
The term is used by investors to refer to the president’s tendency to announce big tariffs, causing markets to plunge, then back off, causing them to jump ― and some say relying on Trump to “chicken out” has helped them score big in an otherwise uncertain market.
“This to me is quite troubling for Donald Trump because obviously he trades on his name,” Enten said. “He trades on the idea that he does what he says, and if all of a sudden you’re associating ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ with Donald Trump? Well, that is no bueno.”
Trump is aware of the phrase ― and not at all happy about it.
Last week, the president flipped out at a reporter who asked him about the term, calling it “a nasty question.”
But Enten said the data shows searches for Trump and “TACO” are climbing “through the roof,” up 9,900% on Thursday.
“So if you were wondering whether or not this ‘Trump Always Chickens Out’ and the acronym ‘TACO’ actually has entered the mainstream, well, Google gives it away,” Enten said. “It 100% has.”
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Trouble signs for Trump: he's losing, at least temporarily, in court "a YUGE" amount (over 180 times... More than 50% of the time).
-# 1 Googled word with Trump? TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out). Searches are up 9,900%.
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