{"id":315746,"date":"2026-04-09T06:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=315746"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:24:47","slug":"trumps-taco-strategy-is-outraging-even-his-most-loyal-supporters-whats-next-in-iran-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/trumps-taco-strategy-is-outraging-even-his-most-loyal-supporters-whats-next-in-iran-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s ‘TACO’ strategy is outraging even his most loyal supporters – what’s next in Iran? | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trump\u2019s latest move shows he\u2019s turned his back on what the country wants (Pictures: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To the relief of those all over the world, Donald Trump has chickened out again after vowing that a \u2018whole civilisation will die\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hours after he issued the threat, america and Iran agreed to a fragile two-week ceasefire, allowing those all over the world to breathe a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n

However the unparalleled hostility the President has shown in recent days has alarmed even his most loyal allies.<\/p>\n

On Easter, he wrote on Truth Social: \u2018There might be nothing prefer it!!! Open the F*****\u2019 Strait, you crazy b******s, otherwise you\u2019ll be living in Hell \u2013 JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.\u2019<\/p>\n

A day later, he added: \u2018An entire civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don\u2019t want that to occur, however it probably will.\u2019<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s second term has largely been defined by his eagerness to make intimidating threats after which to retreat if a backlash ensues \u2014 a phenomenon his critics have derided as Trump All the time Chickens Out, or TACO.<\/p>\n

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TACO was first coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong to explain Trump\u2019s pattern of imposing tariffs on countries before suddenly backing out, or reducing rates.<\/p>\n

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The President is increasingly facing backlash from his party (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Trump\u2019s tendency to \u2018TACO\u2019 \u2013 along along with his unfiltered posts as of late \u2013 has led even those closest to the President to sound the alarm.<\/p>\n

Former press secretary and aide to Trump in his first term, Stephanie Grisham, said the President is \u2018clearly not well\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018He’ll back down from this madness and try to make himself out to be a hero as a substitute. I\u2019m going to ask again, where is the leadership in Congress? <\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s clearly not well, and nowhere to be found. This isn\u2019t \u2018just Trump being Trump\u2019 & u ALL realize it,\u2019 she wrote. <\/p>\n

Trump is facing harsh criticism from his party for his threats to Iran, which is already a deeply unpopular conflict within the US.<\/p>\n

Longtime ally Tucker Carlson said on his show: \u2018The message of all faith at the most important picture level is the message in our Bible, which is you aren’t God. And only if you happen to think you might be, do you talk this fashion.\u2019<\/p>\n

Others said that calling for the destruction of a \u2018whole civilisation\u2019 will not be consistent with American values. <\/p>\n

Dr Dafydd Townley, Senior Teaching Fellow in International Security on the University of Portsmouth, told Metro <\/strong>that the upset with Trump from his own party shows Trump isn\u2019t aware of what his own country wants.<\/p>\n

\u2018When figures resembling Marjorie Taylor Greene start calling for the enactment of the twenty fifth Amendment, it suggests a President that’s acting outside the international legal framework and the general public opinion of his own nation.\u2019<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018Trump has been on the lookout for an off-ramp for some weeks, so this will likely be it. I’m reasonably sure that he\u2019s more serious about regime change in Cuba than in Tehran. <\/p>\n

\u2018Trump will come under pressure from the Israelis to resume the war post the two-week interregnum. From Israel\u2019s perspective, the job is barely half done. Iran\u2019s theocratic, belligerent regime stays in place. If truth be told, the present version, now dominated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is more authoritarian, bigoted and war-like than the last. <\/p>\n

\u2018If anything, Israel is less secure in 2026 than it was in 2025. There’s nothing more dangerous than a wounded beast.\u2019<\/p>\n

What’s going to the ceasefire mean, and did Trump actually \u2018prevail\u2019?<\/h2>\n
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Some Iranians began burning the American and Israeli flags (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr Bamo Nouri, senior lecturer in International Relations on the University of West London, told Metro<\/strong> that although the ceasefire appears to be a de-escalation or perhaps a victory for the US, it signals the alternative.<\/p>\n

\u2018In effect, a war intended to weaken Iran may find yourself strengthening it,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018The US could have demonstrated military superiority, but that hasn\u2019t translated right into a decisive political consequence \u2013 and that\u2019s what ultimately defines success in modern conflict. <\/p>\n

\u2018If anything, this exposes the boundaries of military power and the growing importance of economic and strategic resilience.\u2019<\/p>\n

Dr Townley told Metro<\/strong> that although Trump is celebrating the agreement as a \u2018victory\u2019, there\u2019s little to be blissful about. <\/p>\n

\u2018The White House probably thought the targeted killings of leading Iranian figures would bring a couple of collapse of the regime, however it was a very inaccurate assumption,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018All of the administration has done is replace one Ayatollah with a younger version who can now claim an ethical victory over the US.\u2019<\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: \u2018Explosions heard\u2019 at Iranian oil refinery hours after US-Iran ceasefire<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: Who’s Asim Munir, Trump\u2019s favourite Pakistani official who helped the ceasefire?<\/span><\/p>\n

Arrow<\/title>\n<\/use><\/svg>MORE: What\u2019s within the US-Iran 10-point ceasefire plan?<\/span><\/p>\n

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