Donald Trump: "Fucking Moron" - Disbelief after the US President's TV interview

Donald Trump: "Fucking Moron" - Disbelief after the US President's TV interview news.de Editor Franziska Kais • 7 hours • 2 minutes reading time Donald Trump believes tariff revenue could replace income tax. Donald Trump embarrasses himself in TV interview US President believes tariff revenue can replace income tax Trump ridiculed as "fucking moron" for statements on X Donald Trump wants to "liberate" the United States and, for this reason, imposed high tariffs on the entire world a few weeks ago. In doing so, he has plunged the global economy into chaos and caused a stock market tremor. Donald Trump Embarrasses Himself in TV Interview But while the US President is facing backlash from all sides and from every political camp for his rampant tariff policy, he remains convinced that he has chosen the right path and is leading the United States into a golden age. Outrage at Trump's TV Statement - Tariffs Could Replace Income Tax In a recent TV interview with host Rachel Campos-Duffy on the Spanish-language affiliate of Fox News, the Republican even made the absurd claim that, in his opinion, there is even a "real chance" that tariff revenue could replace income tax. Donald Trump Called a "Fucking Moron" This Trump statement caused consternation online. On the anti-Trump X-account "Republicans against Trump," where the relevant excerpt from the interview can be found, the US President was called a "fucking moron." Dozens of X users also expressed their dismay in the comments: "This is one of the most economically ignorant statements ever made by a US president." "He's incredibly stupid. No one outside of his sect thinks like that." "It would take several trillion dollars in tariff revenue to replace the income tax." "It turns out he's not good at math or finance." This wasn't Trump's only blunder during the TV interview. The US president's attempt to recite his MAGA slogan "Make America Great Again" in Spanish also caused laughter.