People’s reaction to Trump’s new tariff roll out on social media
by simplegen.ai
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Summary
Here’s what people are saying across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and X:
- TikTok
- Financial creators warn of immediate market pain—S&P futures slid nearly $3 overnight and the Canadian dollar was “absolutely destroyed.” Viewers told new investors they’re “cooked” if they bought at all-time highs (#TariffTalk).
- Clips tagging #TradeWar feature overseas analysts (e.g. Victor Gao) vowing “China will fight to the very end,” sparking debates over who really holds leverage in a trade spat.
- Reels on the new 50% copper tariff drew mixed reactions: many applaud tougher protection for U.S. miners, while others fret about rising construction and electronics costs. Some warn this sector-by-sector approach risks broader supply-chain shocks.
- YouTube
- News-channel shorts of Trump’s “letters to 200 countries” tactic triggered memes (“TACO Tuesday” = “Treat As Corporate Overreach”) and jabs that the administration “still doesn’t understand how tariffs work.” Others saw it as a dodge—“another defeat in his trade war.”
- Commenters call the tariffs a hidden consumer tax (“Shouldn’t Trump send USA people a letter on how much tax they’ll pay?”) and question the diplomatic fallout with close allies.
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Elon Musk publicly blasted the plan, warning steep duties on American consumers and labeling Navarro “dumber than a sack of bricks.”
Overall, social-media users mix alarm over higher prices and portfolio losses with sharp ridicule of the policy’s clarity, its political theater and potential diplomatic risks.