Donald Trump’s tariffs have become a black and white issue on social media, where penguin memes have gone viral after he targeted an island inhabited by the flightless birds, but no people.

And since Trump inexplicably decided to impose tariffs on some islands near Antarctica where no humans live, many of the tariff memes featured penguins.

President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC ...

Trump's trade war targets island full of penguins, Russia faces no new tariffs The U.S. may soon levy 10% tariffs on an Antarctic island largely populated by penguins, though “seals are also ...