The second day of the work week has been a favorite in school cafeterias and workplace dining halls and now, thanks to the president, Tuesday is even more fun.

It’s Taco Tuesday: Donald Trump chickens out again and extends China’s tariff deadline for another 90 days

Trump doesn’t like his new TACO nickname, but he keeps proving CNBC correspondent Megan Cassella right. Cassella was the brave one in the press corps on May 28, who brought the acronym to Trump’s attention.
Or maybe he is doing a T.A.C.O. because no one was biting on his "Putin should be here!" line and called him a boot-licker.
— Citizen X (@PatBryanTX2) June 17, 2025
It wasn’t Cassella who came up with the TACO president idea, though: Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong coined the phrase in May when explaining how investors anticipate market ups and downs due to Trump constantly reconsidering his tariff policies.
Over two months later, Trump is backing out on agreements and extending deadlines. This week alone he has pushed back his deadline with Putin, again, as the world waits to see what the two leaders agree on in Alaska on Aug. 15.
Chances are that no decisions will be made and Trump will figure out that he’s actually in Alaska and not Russia.
He was talking a big game about how he was going to get tough with China before and after the November 2024 elections, but 8 months after being sworn in, he’s still pushing back deadlines for the Chinese.
Best Trump memes this week
NEWS: Trump extends China tariff deadline for another 90 days pic.twitter.com/oq1rrQ2rad
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 11, 2025
🚨BREAKING: China just played Trump like a fiddle. With Wall Street sliding and brutal inflation reports looming, he bet everything on a 90-day pause before reimposing steep tariffs - hoping Beijing would blink.
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) August 12, 2025
They didn’t. The midnight deadline came and went. Trump folded,… pic.twitter.com/EroPWQSeOE
Let's go TACO. https://t.co/aawX8ubng4
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 11, 2025
#TACOTrump strikes again! pic.twitter.com/rIg4JFh9Kw
— Joe G (@EastEndJoe) August 12, 2025
#TACO TRUMP IS A WORLD LAUGHING STOCK #TrumpTariffs pic.twitter.com/XVNelTuZOp
— IT’S TIME FOR JUSTICE (@LiddleSavages) August 7, 2025
“The China tariff deadline is tonight, but do you plan to extend it?” - Question
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) August 11, 2025
“We’ll see what happens. But China has been playing very nicely.” - Trump
TACO Tuesday time.
pic.twitter.com/jFnPVP5CGb
BREAKING: In an unbelievable moment, Donald Trump says that the deadline he imposed upon Vladimir Putin for tomorrow to agree to a ceasefire is "gonna be up to him. Very disappointed."
— Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) August 7, 2025
Bet a TACO that Trump gives him more time.pic.twitter.com/HjXtygKJQI
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Have a great Tuesday and enjoy those tacos! We’ll keep you posted if Taco Bell decides to give out any deals and discounts celebrating the day.
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