Jessica Tarlov really stepped in it this time. On Wednesday, the liberal Fox News contributor managed to turn what might be one of President Trump’s most brilliant strategic moves yet into a wildly off-base accusation that he “caved.” Yep, in response to Trump’s sweeping new tariff policy — which simultaneously hammered China with a 125% tariff and paused tariffs for over 75 friendly nations — Tarlov jumped on X (formerly Twitter) to say, “Trump caved. Carry on with your day.”
Spoiler alert: no one carried on with their day. Conservatives lit her up like a Christmas tree.
Jessica Tarlov really stepped in it this time.
On Wednesday, the liberal Fox News contributor managed to turn what might be one of President Trump’s most brilliant strategic moves yet into a wildly off-base accusation that he “caved.” Yep, in response to Trump’s sweeping new tariff policy — which simultaneously hammered China with a 125% tariff and paused tariffs for over 75 friendly nations — Tarlov jumped on X (formerly Twitter) to say, “Trump caved. Carry on with your day.”
Spoiler alert: no one carried on with their day. Conservatives lit her up like a Christmas tree.
Josh Barnett, former Arizona congressional candidate, called it out for what it was: “Such a stupid thing to say… truly showing everyone here how ignorant you really are lol.” And the roasting didn’t stop there. Trump supporters flooded Tarlov’s timeline, ripping her for either completely misunderstanding or deliberately misrepresenting the actual strategy behind the president’s announcement.
Here’s the real story: Trump made a power move. He gave a 90-day tariff pause to countries that haven’t been trying to gut our economy. That’s diplomacy with a carrot. And then he turned around and obliterated China with a 125% tariff — the economic equivalent of dropping a bunker buster on Beijing’s trade playbook. That’s the stick.
It worked. U.S. markets roared back to life. The Dow popped over 600 points, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq followed suit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent even confirmed this was Trump’s plan all along: “Trump goaded China into a bad position.” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick added that it was “one of the most extraordinary Truth posts of his Presidency.”
But sure, Jess — “he caved.”
The problem with Tarlov and her ilk is they don’t care *what* Trump does. He could balance the budget, cure cancer, and bring peace to the Middle East, and they’d still find a way to call it a failure. One user nailed it: “Anything Trump ever does—no matter how innovative or successful—is like a Rorschach test for you clowns. And every time you reveal so, so much about yourselves.”
Here’s what’s actually happening: Trump outflanked China, stabilized markets, threw a bone to allies, and set a new global tariff standard — all in one day. That’s not “caving.” That’s leadership.
And no amount of Tarlov spin is going to change that.
Josh Barnett, former Arizona congressional candidate, called it out for what it was: “Such a stupid thing to say… truly showing everyone here how ignorant you really are lol.” And the roasting didn’t stop there. Trump supporters flooded Tarlov’s timeline, ripping her for either completely misunderstanding or deliberately misrepresenting the actual strategy behind the president’s announcement.
Here’s the real story: Trump made a power move. He gave a 90-day tariff pause to countries that haven’t been trying to gut our economy. That’s diplomacy with a carrot. And then he turned around and obliterated China with a 125% tariff — the economic equivalent of dropping a bunker buster on Beijing’s trade playbook. That’s the stick.
It worked. U.S. markets roared back to life. The Dow popped over 600 points, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq followed suit. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent even confirmed this was Trump’s plan all along: “Trump goaded China into a bad position.” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick added that it was “one of the most extraordinary Truth posts of his Presidency.”
But sure, Jess — “he caved.”
The problem with Tarlov and her ilk is they don’t care what Trump does. He could balance the budget, cure cancer, and bring peace to the Middle East, and they’d still find a way to call it a failure. One user nailed it: “Anything Trump ever does—no matter how innovative or successful—is like a Rorschach test for you clowns. And every time you reveal so, so much about yourselves.”
Here’s what’s actually happening: Trump outflanked China, stabilized markets, threw a bone to allies, and set a new global tariff standard — all in one day. That’s not “caving.” That’s leadership.
And no amount of Tarlov spin is going to change that.
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