Trump Tosses Tariffs Like Hot Coffee, Spares British Booze Blues

KEY POINTS

•President Trump issued a Friday executive order removing tariffs on coffee, spices, tropical fruit, and beef to ease grocery costs.
•The move responds to surging food prices despite Trump’s earlier claims of declining costs on Truth Social.
•Trade groups praised the change but criticized the exclusion of EU and UK spirits during a key holiday season.
•This action suggests concern over tariff-related inflation effects as consumer confidence nears historic lows.

On a Friday night plot twist worthy of a reality TV reunion, President Trump dropped tariffs on beloved grocery favorites like coffee, tea, tropical fruits, spices, and beef — apparently after realizing jam-packed baskets aren’t fun inflation souvenirs. This backtrack came surging after September's grocery costs hit their fastest annual sprint since 2023, despite Trump tweeting earlier that 'costs under the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION are tumbling down,' which was either next-level denial or the energy-saving mode of truth. Not everyone got the tariff TLC — UK and EU spirits were left eyeing the distance, with Distilled Spirits Council boss Chris Swonger lamenting the holiday-season hospitality party getting a flat tire.

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Trump’s tariff nuke on coffee and fruit is America's new “affordability” plan — because nothing says 'we got this' like making Coke cheaper but forgetting the booze.

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