The acronym stands for "Trump always chickens out" a jab at the president's propensity to impose or threaten steep tariffs and later back off.

There was a reason for President Donald Trump’s particularly caustic response when a reporter asked him Wednesday about a new term coined about the president’s tariffs: TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out.

Traders have come up with the acronym TACO, which stands for “Trump always chickens out,” in reference to the president’s habit of threatening to impose tariffs on countries, and then backing off

Donald Trump learned what “TACO trade” meant this week, and he wasn’t too happy about it. He probably will be less happy when he sees how interested the American public was in the term, and when he looks at some of the other numbers pointed out by CNN data guru Harry Enten during his most recent segment.

Donald Trump has fired back after Wall Street traders reportedly coined a critical four-word nickname to mock his tariff tactics. The 76-year-old president was questioned about the TACO acronym, which allegedly stands for 'Trump Always Chickens Out',

President Donald Trump said twice Friday that China had breached the terms of the bilateral trade agreement but offered scant details.

TACO. But it’s not about food — it’s a tongue-in-cheek acronym aimed at U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy: “Trump Always Chickens Out.”