“The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done decades ago,” Trump said on April 7. “Don’t be weak! Don’t be stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN. (A new party based on weak and stupid people). Be strong, courageous, and patient, and greatness will be the result!”
What Is a Panican? White House Revives Trump Insult<br /> by [[Rebecca Schneid]] in TIME<br /> accessed on 2025-08-18T08:43:24
Things Aren’t Going Donald Trump’s Way - The Atlantic<br /> by [[Jonathan Lemire]]<br /> accessed on 2025-08-18T08:39:4
During Trump’s tariff vacillations, which caused markets to plummet, he posted on Truth Social that Americans should “BE COOL” and not become “PANICANS,” an invented term for people who expressed genuine concern that Trump was destroying the economy. (MAGA influencers tried and failed to make that one stick.)