'He double booked his invasions': Internet mocks Trump after he backs down on military act
President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 14, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

President Donald Trump backed down on his threats against Iran Thursday, and the internet was ready to mock the move.

Trump could reportedly be having second thoughts on interfering in Iran in the wake of deadly protests against the Middle Eastern country's clerical regime. The move could drag the U.S. into a longterm conflict following strikes against the country last year and current military operations in Venezuela — something his MAGA base might not be keen to support — despite the president's statement that "help is on its way."

Online, plenty of talk was underway after Trump's reversal on action against the Iranian regime, including references to Trump as TACO — his internet nomenclature for Trump Always Chickens Out.

"Can I get a T, can I get and A, can i get a C, and an O, what’s that spell??! TACO!" Adam Kinzinger, former U.S. representative and Air Force officer, wrote on X.

"He’s been looking at his dismal approval ratings again," user Dwayne Fontenot wrote on X.

"Not quite the cast iron guarantee that Iranians hoped for," electrician Colin Atkinson wrote on X.

"Can't attack your own cities and other country's at the same time. Priorities!" User Astrid wrote on X.

"Taco taco man all he is a taco man," user El Azúcar wrote on X.

"He double booked his invasions, that’s all. It conflicts with his invasion in Minnesota," Cindy Chastulik wrote on X.