US president Donald Trump His new set of tariffs has sparked economic turmoil and unsettled the markets, and amid the turmoil, people recognized that the Republican has imposed tariffs on an Australian territory that has no residents — just penguins and seals.
Referred to as the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, these locations are some of the most isolated spots on the planet, yet this didn't prevent Trump from imposing a 10 percent tariff on products destined for the U.S.
Ignoring the impossibility of penguins and seals managing trade, reaching these islands requires a two-week journey by sea from Perth, which lies on the western coastline. Australia .
Now, the penguins are retaliating – at least through a social media account, since that’s how things get done online nowadays.
With over 72,000 followers on Threads when this was written, the account @PenguinsAgainstTrump asserts being crewed – or more accurately, penguinned — by a flock of flightless birds residing on the island.
"Uncertain about the tariffs imposed on us. We adore fish and detest fascists," their profile states.
Their postings have also garnered similar levels of popularity.
One reads What will you do, expel us? We have been interacting with ICE for generations.
Phenomenal.
The account has also thanked former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz for acknowledging the challenges faced by typical penguins," following the joke made by the Minnesota governor who said that Trump had "chosen an opponent he believes he can defeat: an archipelago of penguins.
Twitter/X users have also enjoyed the jokes as well:
One praised it as "brilliant" and proposed that they should take charge of monetary policy:
One might say the account is 'giving a thumbs down' to Trump's tariffs...
Sorry.
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