"More than two decades ago, I semi-seriously proposed calling this website The American Conservative Online. My reasoning was twofold: 1) At that time, we ink-stained wretches were still somewhat in denial about this whole internet thing, so we liked to append "online" to our website titles. 2) The acronym would have been "TACO." The hilarity of publishing broadsides against George W. Bush's proposed immigration amnesties on something called TACO would have been hard to deny, but cooler heads prevailed."
"Now the acronym TACO is back, this time as a juvenile taunt aimed at President Donald Trump: "Trump always chickens out." (TAC would still work if the preferred phrase was "Trump always caves.") It is generally a way for people who think Trump is always bad to nevertheless mock him for flinching from doing something they believe to be bad."
""If TACO Trump is already folding on Iran, the American people need to know about it. No side deals," Schumer said, apparently concerned that the Trump administration was being too diplomatic toward Iran. "When it comes to negotiating with the terrorist government of Iran, Trump's all over the lot. One day he sounds tough, the next day he's backing off.""
An early proposal to name a website The American Conservative Online would have produced the acronym TACO, a comic label ultimately abandoned. The TACO acronym has resurged as a juvenile taunt directed at President Donald Trump, phrased as "Trump always chickens out" or "Trump always caves." Observers use TACO to mock moments when Trump appears to retreat or compromise on controversial issues. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer invoked the TACO taunt regarding Iran, accusing the administration of inconsistent toughness, potential secret side deals, and urging transparency about negotiations.
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