So… here’s the tea.
Trump accused of using ChatGPT to create tariff plan—and yep, people are freaking out.
Not because of AI.
But because the numbers?
They actually make sense… in a ChatGPT kind of way.
Let’s break it down like we’re gossiping over coffee (or whisky, depending on how this hits you).
📉 The $2.3 Trillion Meltdown
Right after Trump’s “Next Gilded Age” speech (bit dramatic, but okay), the stock market tanked. Hard.
$2.3 trillion gone. Poof.
Worse than my crypto portfolio after I let ChatGPT pick my investments.
But it wasn’t just about money.
It was how those tariffs were calculated that got the internet buzzing.
🤖 The AI Formula That Sparked It All
Here’s where it gets suspicious…
Trump accused of using ChatGPT to create tariff plan because, apparently, the maths behind it was giving off some serious bot vibes.
Let me explain.
Some eagle-eyed internet sleuths noticed a pattern.
And by pattern, I mean this very ChatGPT-style formula:
- Take the U.S. trade deficit with a country.
- Divide it by value of imports from the country.
- Halve the result.
- Slap that % on as a tariff.
You know who also uses that logic?
ChatGPT.
Example that’ll make you go “Wait… what?”
Let’s run it with the EU:
- US trade deficit with EU in 2024: $235.6B
- Imports from EU: $605.8B
- Divide, you get 39%
- Divide that by 2 = ~20% tariff
Guess what Trump slapped on?
20%. Wild.
🧠 Are We Being Ruled by Robots… or Just Lazy Humans?
Now, Trump accused of using ChatGPT to create tariff plan isn’t just about using tech.
It’s about how dumb this is—according to economists.
Take this scorcher from James Surowiecki:
“They just took our trade deficit with each country and divided it by their exports to us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.”
Twitter (sorry—X) users didn’t hold back either.
“Feels like this was scribbled on a napkin in a Waffle House by a drunk intern playing with ChatGPT.”
“This sounds like a rejected Veep script.”
And my personal favourite?
“Confirmed. ChatGPT. Exactly what the dumbest kid in class would do, without edits.”
Ouch.
⚖️ But Didn’t Trump Say There Was a Real Economic Plan?
Of course he did.
White House claimed it was all cooked up by the Council of Economic Advisers, factoring in:
- Trade barriers
- Tariff pass-through rates
- Global competitiveness blah blah
But economists are calling B.S.
Because when you plug the same question into ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude—you get the same answer. Every. Time.
Trump accused of using ChatGPT to create tariff plan isn’t just a meme anymore.
It’s now political ammo.
Some folks even joked it’s impeachable.
(Which… might be a stretch unless ChatGPT also hacked the voting machines.)
👀 So What Now?
Well…
- Countries with zero trade—like Iran—get off scot-free. Because no trade = no deficit. Convenient?
- Remote places with no people? Somehow got tariffs. Guess penguins are dangerous now.
- Even die-hard Trump fans are scratching their heads.
And we’re still not entirely sure who came up with it.
Trump? His team?
ChatGPT after three espressos?
All we know is: things don’t add up.
But they divide and half real nice.
❓FAQs
Q: Did Trump actually use ChatGPT to make his tariff plan?
A: Not confirmed. But a lot of people believe the math used is straight out of an AI chatbot.
Q: Can ChatGPT really design economic policy?
A: Technically, yes. Should it? That’s another story.
Q: Is this legal or even ethical?
A: No law against using AI yet. But hiding it? That could be murky waters.
Q: Why does it matter if AI was used?
A: It matters because policy impacts millions. If it was made by a bot in seconds? Yeah… we need to talk.
💬 Final Thoughts
Whether or not Trump accused of using ChatGPT to create tariff plan turns out to be true, the fact that it’s plausible is enough to scare us.
Look, I love AI.
It helps with recipes, emails, and writing blog posts like this one.
But tariffs? Economic warfare? Stock markets?
Maybe… just maybe… let’s leave that to the economists?
Or at least double-check ChatGPT’s work next time.
Because when the world’s economy gets botched, it shouldn’t be because someone clicked “Regenerate response.”
