The president warned of a 100-percent tariff on Mattel and said that the company "won't sell one toy in the United States."

Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls — perhaps three or five — instead of 30 if U.S. import taxes increase consumer prices. The response on social media included memes of him portrayed as the Grinch and photos of a young Barron Trump’s child-sized Mercedes convertible.

Parents might want to shift to digital avatars of toys as the tariff escalations lead to price hikes of Barbie dolls.