Video of 'Really Excited' Trump Official Next to Plunging Stocks Goes Viral

A video of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins enthusiastically supporting President Donald Trump's newly announced tariff policy—while standing next to a market ticker showing the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 1,200 points—on Thursday has gone viral on social media.

After Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on more than 180 countries and territories during a "Liberation Day" announcement a day earlier, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo: "We are really, really excited, and very grateful for President Trump's leadership"—clearly unaware of the market turmoil.

The video has been viewed more than 1.1 million times on X, formerly Twitter.

Why It Matters

The Trump administration has said the "reciprocal" tariffs will boost domestic manufacturing, bring in hundreds of billions in revenue to the U.S. and restore fairness to global trade.

The tariffs include a 10 percent baseline rate on all imports and sharply higher levies on goods from key trading partners: 34 percent on Chinese products, 25 percent on South Korean goods, 24 percent on Japanese imports and 20 percent on items from the European Union​.

But his stop-start implementation of tariffs since returning to office in January has led to increased market volatility, which experts say risks sending the economy sliding into a recession.

What To Know

Rollins was also pressed on the administration's handling of rising egg prices—a growing flashpoint in political discourse.

Speaking on Fox Business, she highlighted a recent effort to stabilize supply: "We rolled out a very bold plan about a month ago...It included some short-term imports, but also included helping our poultry farmers in America," she said.

Bartiromo added: "President Trump yesterday gave you much praise for the job you've done in the last month and a half. I want to talk about what you've done with eggs."

However, when asked directly whether imported eggs—from countries like Turkey and South Korea—would face tariffs under the new policy, Rollins offered no clear answer. "Well yes, all to be determined," she replied. "We're all at negotiations, but yes, that's a possibility."

According to the USDA, national egg prices dropped 9 percent over the past week, averaging $3 per dozen. But analysts warned that Trump's tariffs could quickly reverse that trend if import costs rise or supply chains are disrupted.

What People Are Saying

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on CNBC: "I expect most countries to start to really examine their trade policy toward the United States of America and stop picking on us."

Todd Belt of George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management told Newsweek: "The industrial landscape in the U.S. has completely changed. Most heavy industry has left the country, along with many well-paying, middle-class, union jobs. That's created a lot of resentment. Trump is promising to bring those jobs back—though I don't think that's realistic—and tariffs are his way of doing it."

What Happens Next

The 10 percent tariff on all imports into the U.S. will take effect on Saturday, while the higher rates will be collected beginning April 9.