People have started calling Trump's draft bill to abandon world trade rules the 'FART Act'

[syringis]

Axios reported on Sunday about a "stunning" piece of legislation drafted by the Trump administration — but it's the draft bill's acronym that has caught the attention of Twitter.

The draft legislation would empower the president to ignore international trade rules set by the World Trade Organization, Axios said. It would essentially allow President Donald Trump to unilaterally raise tariffs without the approval of Congress.

It is called the United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act. But several people, including former White House staffers and journalists, have shortened it to the "FART Act."

Anthony Scaramucci, who was Trump's communications director for 10 days last year, said the draft bill "stinks" because it would ask US consumers to pay for tariffs.

Others were quick to point out the unfortunate acronym, including Axios' Jonathan Swan, who broke the story about the draft legislation.

http://www.businessinsider.fr/us/trump-draft-bill-to-abandon-wto-rules-dubbed-the-fart-act-2018-7

[Vinca]

1. A perfect acronym.

[Totally Tunsie]

2. I'd say this one is up in the air. n/t

[mac56]

3. Just a reminder to avoid hot air unless there's something solid behind it.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Reminds me of Operation Iraqi Liberation.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. The entire drumpf maladministration is just a wet fart.

Sorry for the disgusting thought, but that pretty much sums it up.

[geardaddy]

7. That's actually an insult in Welsh

Calling someone a wet fart (rhechan wlyb).

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. I like that since I certainly meant it was an insult.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Fitting I guess

Trump is British slang for fart

[Ilsa]

9. A cnbc reporter talked about this with Mika on MoJo.

It was all they could do not to laugh out loud at the name.

[Soph0571]

10. In the UK a fart is often called a Trump..

as in I just trumped... LOL.

Highly appropriate!

[rock]

11. What else would it be?

Coming from Trump's mouth(?), or whatever else you call that hole in the middle of his face!