CNBC reporter Megan Cassella asks Trump about the TACO nickname during a May 28, 2025 press conference, triggering a spectacular presidential meltdown that validates every criticism embedded in the acronym. Maxwell Slate dissects Trump's angry reaction, his attacks on Cassella as "nasty," his public berating of staff for failing to brief him about the nickname, and his ultimate retreat from the podium when unable to handle the questioning. The episode analyzes how this moment of psychological warfare demonstrated Trump's fundamental weakness in real time, proving the TACO assessment before a global audience. International markets barely reacted to the meltdown, having already priced in Trump's instability, while foreign leaders took note of an American president who could be destabilized by simple questions about his governing record. The press conference becomes a defining moment revealing the gap between Trump's tough-guy persona and his emotional fragility.

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