President Trump’s tariffs have spared almost no corner of the Earth. Even tiny, sparsely populated islands that export close to nothing.
Among the countries and territories listed on sheets of paper that were distributed to reporters in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday were Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian territories near Antarctica where many penguins but no people live.
So what’s all this about penguin tariffs?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/business/economy/trump-tariffs-heard-mcdonald-islands.html