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TACO, NACHO, and More Trump Acronyms

FAJITA -- Forget About Jurisprudence If Trump's Around

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Carlos Greaves
May 05, 2026
Cross-posted by Shades of Greaves
"It turns out that MAGA and TACO aren't the only Trump acronyms you need to know. Investigative reporter Carlos Greaves provides a complete glossary."
- Andy Borowitz

If you’ve kept up with the news this past year, you might be familiar with the acronym TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out). Perhaps you’ve even heard the more recent acronym NACHO (Not A Chance Hormuz Opens).

But there are plenty more Trump acronyms where those came from. Here are a few you probably haven’t heard yet that are equally relevant:

TAMALE — Trump Always Makes America Look Embarrassing

TORTA — Trump Only Rarely Thinks Ahead

FAJITA — Forget About Jurisprudence If Trump’s Around

FIESTA — Finalizing Iran Entente Seems Totally Aspirational

DISCOTECA — Donald’s Iran Strategy Consists Of Threatening Ending Civilization Arbitrarily

CINCO DE MAYO — Certainly Iran Not Ceasing Operations Despite Ego-Maniacal Asshole Yelling Obscenities

CORONA WITH LIME — Come On, Republicans! Obtain Nuts Already! Wallowing In Trump’s Horrendous Leadership Is Manifestly Evil!

CORN ENCHILADA — Clearly Obama Realized Neutralizing Enemy Navigational Chokepoint Hormuz Impossible; Looked At Deal Alternatives

TORTILLA — Trump Obviously Russian Toady Intentionally Limiting Liberty Abroad

CEVICHE — Cowardly Enabler Vance Is Complicit Helper Elf

CHIMICHANGA — Criminal Hegseth Is Making It Clear He Approves Nuclear Genocidal Armageddon

TABLESIDE GUAC — Trump Authoritarian Bully Leading Economic Slowdown; It’s Decidedly Expensive Gassing Up A Car

CHICKEN QUESADILLAS — Closing Hormuz Is Causing Kerfuffle; Every Negotiation Quickly Unravels; Economic Situation Awful; Donald Is Laughably Lousy American Sovereign

TEQUILA JELLO SHOTS — Trump Escalations Questionable Under International Law And Jail Evidently Looks Like Only Solution; Hague Or Tribunal Somewhere?


Comments

  1. Guess how many hours I spent trying to come up with these (Hint: it’s an ungodly amount)?


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