Donald Trump has been mocked by his critics after his sweeping global tariffs even included islands where no one lives and is only inhabited by penguins.
The Trump administration's list of places to be hit by the tough "reciprocal" measures include the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean.
The countries chart published by the White House showed a ten percent tariff levied at the sub-Antarctic islands, even though they are home to just seals, birds and penguins.
The islands were included because they were Australian territory, Axios reported citing a White House official.
But that did not stop his critics on social media for ridiculing the chart.
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"The penguins have been ripping us off for years," wrote Trump's former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, now a frequent critic of the president.
"For far too long, the penguins on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands in the Antarctic have ripped off American taxpayers," wrote Washington Post National Security editor. "That ends today".
"The Heard Island and McDonald penguins have been taking advantage of us for too long - it's about time we stood up to them!' wrote former Congressman Tom Malinowski on X.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reposted a link from the United States Trade Representative showing the formula used to calculate the tariffs.
"To learn about the methodology behind President Trump's reciprocal tariff calculations, visit USTR's website," the message read.
