Rep. Eric Swalwell Inspires MAGA Tizzy Fit By... Eating A Taco
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) trolled the hell out of Donald Trump and his supporters this past weekend just by eating a taco on TikTok.
The California Democrat posted a video of himself sitting in his office when someone walks up and asks, 'Hey, Congressman, what the fuck is up with Trump always chickening out on tariffs?'
Swalwell responds by biting into a Taco Bell crunchy taco that just happens to be sitting on his desk.
The video alludes to TACO, or 'Trump Always Chickens Out,' a reference to the president's tendency to announce huge tariffs, only to reverse course days later.
The notoriously thin-skinned president doesn't seem fond of the acronym and chewed out a reporter for asking 'a nasty question' about it last week.
Swalwell's taco TikTok made quite an impact with conservatives. Some suggested the video was part of the Democratic National Committee's plan to attract more male voters to the party.
MEN? Eric Swalwell is kicking off the Democrat's $20 million effort to attract young men to the party. What do you say guys? Want to share a taco with Eric? pic.twitter.com/F7W1Uhj9Qq
— @amuse (@amuse) June 2, 2025
Fox News' 'Outnumbered' even did a segment on it.
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) attempts to troll President Trump over his tariff policies by eating a taco.Will this video win over more voters for the Democratic party? pic.twitter.com/IYOBuIgKNw
— Outnumbered (@OutnumberedFNC) June 2, 2025
Swalwell seemed amused by the attention, tweeting, 'I don't know what this Fox News lady ate for lunch, but she's talking about what I had.'
Other Trump supporters got into a MAGA tizzy over Swalwell's video.
Eric Swalwell is a fucking idiot. He thinks eating a taco supreme crunchy at that effect's president Trump. The Democrats have lost their fucking minds. They're idiots. They lie and they're out of control. pic.twitter.com/Kp1k5ctJCe
— Foxwatcher@army.com (@ArmyMosher4) June 2, 2025
Eric Swalwell is as fake (and as carcinogenic) as the "meat" in that Taco Bell. https://t.co/cqp6k69H1Z
— Chesty (@ChestyPullerGst) June 2, 2025
Pretty brave of Swalwell to eat Taco Bell while being filmed for a video 🤣 Wonder how many takes they had to do 💀 pic.twitter.com/Rjnm6uflIn
— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) June 2, 2025
A couple of right-wing outlets, probably well aware of the trending term, apparently decided that feigning ignorance was the right way to go.
VERY ODD: Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell posts a video using the f-word while he eats a tacoWhat was the point of this??? pic.twitter.com/8gUJ61BdWB
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 2, 2025
Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA) posts a bizarre video on social media where the person recording drops the f-bomb, and the Congressmen silently eats a taco. Cameraman: What the f*ck is up with Trump always chickening out on tariffs?' Swalwell: *Eats a taco pic.twitter.com/v3Wywig4yi
— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) June 2, 2025
Others felt obliged to reference an MSNBC interview between Swalwell and Chris Matthews from November 2019, in which a fart sound could be heard at one point.
Eric Swalwell is the absolute last person who should be eating Taco Bell, especially in an enclosed space. https://t.co/Is58qdNY8T
— JawjaJim 🇺🇸 (@JimJawja) June 2, 2025
For the sake of all mankind, let's hope that Eric Swalwell did NOT eat refried beans with that taco.
— Soquel by the Creek (@SoquelCreek) June 2, 2025
Although Trump supporters tried to dismiss the trolling, 'Trump Always Chickens Out' is catching on, according to one conservative thought leader.
Rick Lowry of the National Review appeared on Fox News Sunday and admitted 'TACO' is sticking, much to Trump's chagrin.
'Apparently, Trump was irritated in part because he hadn't heard it, and afterwards was irked with his aides not telling him about this,' Lowry said, before admitting that the 'TACO' insult is 'catchy, kind of funny and gets to a real phenomenon with the tariffs, which [is that] he's backed off them.'
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