After Trump’s tariff, shares took a dip but the penguin memes ticks
The Trump administration imposed extensive tariffs around the world this week, provoked retaliation from other countries and sent tambalting in the stock market. An unexpected result? Penguin memes,
Flightless birds images have made their way on the Internet this week after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs. Hurd Island and McDonald IslandsAntarctica near the Australian region which is home to many penguins, but no people.
A meme showed a converted picture of the explosive February White House meeting, in which Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly collided with Ukraine President Volodimier Zelansky. Instead of a fiery confrontation with the leader of the war, however, Trump and Vance sit next to a black and white bird.
A person who posted the meme wrote, “Maybe it was not said thanks?” Washington provided Ukraine throughout the war, in a possible context of Vance’s allegation that Zelancesi did not properly thank the United States for military assistance.
A separate meme taught a clear indication for Trump’s billionaire advisor, a clear indication for Elon Musk, a penguin to target her waste in Teslas. Nevertheless, another showed a huge gathering of the penguin, citing “unprecedented opposition” on the “Hurd Island and McDonald Islands” with a caption, as the population against the imposition of Trump’s entire board tariff increases.
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention noted the islands “complete absence of foreign plants and animals, as well as human effects.” Nevertheless, Trump included desolate islands in his list, implementing 10% baseline tariffs he placed on almost all goods imported in the United States.
Wednesday’s announcement, which Trump described as the “liberation day” of America, sent a wave of shock around the world, as both colleagues and opponents scrambled to make an understanding of new and heavy tariffs. This step has imported us duties at the highest level in more than a century.
In addition, the British Indian Ocean regions slapped for the new tariffs were mostly a collection of uninhabited islands, deployed at joint military bases for us and British soldiers.
Other islands under tariffs consisted of Tochelau in an area of New Zealand, with less than 2,000 residents; The Norwegian island of Svelabard, including about 3,000 residents; And Jan Mayen, where only humans are military personnel who operate a season and coastal service station.
Trump has said very little about the functioning behind the new system of calculations, but the new tariff rate of each country comes from a formula that takes the trade deficit America moves with a nation and divides it with exports that have been sent to the United States. The White House explained its functioning in this post, which essentially confirms that formula.
Then, because Trump said that he was “kind”, the last tariff number was cut in half.
It is not clear how the administration decided to connect Hurd Island and McDonald Islands in Tariff’s list. The White House did not immediately respond to the remarks request.
