Donald Trump slapped tariffs on a bunch of uninhabited islands and of all the comebacks this A++ takeaway beat all-comers
Never let it be said that Donald Trump’s Great Tariff Bonanza isn’t all encompassing.
So much so that his worldwide trader barriers have been erected even to entirely uninhabited territories where the only beings likely to be studying his (made-up) figures have two wings and a beak.
And just in case you were in any doubt.
The Trump administration has put a 10 percent tariff on the Heard Island and McDonald which has a population of 0 people and is inhabited only by penguins. pic.twitter.com/KCmb9nBIYD
— WarMonitor (@WarMonitor3) April 2, 2025
And this oversight (well, we presume it’s an oversight. Maybe he’s got a thing against penguins) prompted no end of totally on-point comebacks.
1.
The Penguins getting ready for a military strike in retaliation for the tariffs: https://t.co/zdVjGTw5jh pic.twitter.com/dLzV6HmLCd
— Prison Mitch (@MidnightMitch) April 2, 2025
2.
Fuck those fucking penguins. The way they walk pisses me off. Take them for every penny they have
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) April 2, 2025
3.
Welcome to Idiocracy. pic.twitter.com/qR053gsyi2
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 3, 2025
4.
Next up: a trade war with Atlantis and a sanctions list for Narnia.
The penguins are reportedly holding an emergency summit, but only to laugh.— Ultramõrd Sillu (@suunasolkija) April 2, 2025
5.
BREAKING: Citizens of Heard and McDonald islands have issued a statement after trump’s 10% tariff. pic.twitter.com/C7nYpAGRRb
— Covie (@covie_93) April 2, 2025
6.
*Roman historian voice* The emperor was sound neither of body nor mind, for in a fit of madness he imposed tariffs on the creatures of Neptune. https://t.co/grjVHw6nr8
— Eduardo García-Molina (@eduardo_garcmol) April 3, 2025
7.
No one gets a free pass, sir
— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) April 2, 2025
8.
The penguins have been ripping us off for years pic.twitter.com/984itnzxay
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) April 3, 2025
9.
The penguins are going to pay for what they did to our country. Believe me. pic.twitter.com/8142XsMGN8
— Hoodlum (@NotHoodlum) April 3, 2025
But our favourite one was this …
Does he think the McDonald’s Islands is where they make cheeseburgers?
— Astronomikos (@AstronomikosQ) April 3, 2025
Suddenly it explains everything.
He thinks It’s the hamburglars hideout
— Bam_71 (@bam_71) April 3, 2025
And Heard is where the cows live, obviously.
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