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President Donald Trump was mocked online Thursday after reversing course on attacking Iran.

Trump backed down after saying Thursday morning on his Truth Social platform that he had ordered the U.S. military to hit Iran "very hard tonight," but then he changed his mind.

"Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump posted....

The internet mocked President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he backed down on his demands to seize Greenland.

Trump reversed his plot to seize the Arctic island country and Danish territory — after major pushback from NATO allies, world leaders and a plummeting stock market — claiming that a deal was in the works following his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

People were ready to criticize the president's comments and major shift away from owning the country in comments online, calling Trump "TACO" — an acronym for Trump Always Chickens Out. ...

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. ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went back and forth with CNN's Dana Bash on Monday over whether President Donald Trump made the "90 deals in 90 days" he promised.

Trump had paused his tariffs for 90 days, during which he was supposed to negotiate with China, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other countries. But with just a couple of days to go, "The majority of those deals did not materialize, except for a handful of exceptions," CNN reported.

Critics on social media expressed dismay at the lack of progress, although they didn't seem surprised....

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) made a not-so-subtle dig at Donald Trump's new nickname given to him by Wall Street investors upset over the market volatility caused by the president's on again-off again tariffs.

The derogatory term " TACO" — which stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out" — is reportedly used by Wall Street bankers who have started betting against the president after noticing the market manipulation that has resulted from Trump imposing, then backing off his tariffs.

In a video posted to his social media, an apparent staffer approaches Swalwell and asks, "Hey, Congressman...What the f--- is up with Trump always chickening out on tariffs?" ...

Donald Trump recently lashed out at a reporter who the president said asked a "nasty" question, and another reporter on Saturday explained exactly why the commander-in-chief was "even more frustrated" by the inquiry.

Semafor's Shelby Talcott, who recently was in the Oval Office with Trump, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to talk about Trump's recent actions.

After a segment on an Iran report that "frustrated' the Trump administration, the host asked Talcott about the question, which centered around TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out, which is a derogatory nicknamed Wall Street investors are reportedly using to trade off of Trump's purported tendency to cave to tariff pressure....