Trump: Tariffs Were Paused Because Of “Yippy” People

Newsweek reports:

President Donald Trump explained his decision to pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, telling reporters at the White House that people were “getting a little bit yippy.”

“Well, I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line,” the president said when a reporter asked him to elaborate on his decision-making. “They were getting yippy, you know, they were getting a little bit yippy, a little bit afraid … because we have a big job to do.”

Trump abruptly announced earlier in the afternoon that he would pause most reciprocal tariffs for 90 days and increase tariffs on China to 125 percent after Beijing announced its own retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. The stock market subsequently skyrocketed, with the broad market index spiking 7.8 percent in Wednesday afternoon trading.

Read the full article. Note the question below from the planted cultist “reporter.”

Trump says he paused tariffs because people were afraid.

“People were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy.” pic.twitter.com/PfJADGltNr

— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 9, 2025

Reporter: How come when these democratic elites want tariffs everything is hunky-dory but when president trump wants them all hell breaks loose

Trump: I love this guy pic.twitter.com/Q11UZCEr2b

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 9, 2025