Donald Trump’s ominous prediction a couple of doable toy scarcity this yr didn’t encourage a lot pleasure on social media ― but it surely did invite comparisons to 1 notorious Christmas villain.
On Wednesday, the president admitted that American children won’t have as many toys this yr because of his commerce insurance policies and tariffs.
“Possibly the youngsters may have two dolls as an alternative of 30 dolls, and possibly the 2 dolls will price a few bucks greater than they’d usually,” Trump mentioned throughout a Cupboard assembly.
Trump’s acknowledgment of doable shortages got here the identical day a preliminary estimate confirmed that the U.S. financial system shrank within the first three months of his second time period in workplace.
Individuals on social media had a whole lot of ideas in regards to the prospect of a tariff-driven toy scarcity, prompting many to match Trump to the Grinch.
