Trump BRAGS While Families Go Hungry

Donald Trump is taking credit for Walmart’s discounted Thanksgiving prices — but the real reason behind those “savings” is far from something to celebrate. Walmart didn’t slash prices because the economy is thriving. They did it because Americans can’t afford to eat. Food costs have soared under Trump’s trade war and disastrous tariffs, forcing retailers to sacrifice profits just to keep people shopping. Ring of Fire’s Jerrod Zisser breaks this down.

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Donald Trump is taking credit for Walmart's Thanksgiving price cut, calling it proof that affordability is back, baby. But here's what he's not saying. Walmart didn't lower prices because of Trump's policies. They lowered them because, I mean, hey, no secret, America can't afford to eat. Walmart says they're making Thanksgiving affordable for families during a time of persistent inflation. And that inflation, it's still here, guys still high and it's hurting people. Food costs are up more than 20% since 2021. And even now, under Trump's new round of, uh, tariffs and trade fights, I mean, prices haven't fallen. When the president points to Walmart's discount as evidence that he's fixed the economy, I need you to remember guys, corporate America is lowering prices to keep people shopping, right? Not because the economy is healthy, but because consumers are running out of breath. And that's really where the, that's, that's where the story begins.

Because when a retailer that size has to sacrifice profits to help families eat, it says something about what's really happening in America right now. I mean, look, Trump's toting Walmart's Thanksgiving sale, like it's a policy achievement. He's saying, look, I got prices down. I wanna say this as well. If the economy were strong, Walmart wouldn't need to sacrifice profits to move turkeys. They'd be making more money because people could be spending freely. Instead, they're offering a Thanksgiving bundle for less than seven bucks a person because consumers are burnt out. And here's the part, Trump like won't say out loud, all right? His tariffs and his trade war are making everything more expensive, okay? I mean, every container that comes through a US port now costs more. Every packaging supplier pays more for, um, materials. And every supermarket has to pass that cost down to guess what?

Us. So this price cut, it's not, you know, evidence of a fixed economy. It's evidence of a broken one. And Trump is just so delusional. He is so delusional, a short-term sale that like hides a long-term problem, okay? That's what this is. And the fact that a president is, you know, claiming credit for a corporate discount says everything about where we are as a country. I mean, the biggest retailer in America is doing damage control. And the White House is calling it a win. So when you sit down for Thanksgiving, and remember this, this year, okay guys, I want you to really think about this. A affordability isn't back. Families are just getting by and the companies trying to keep them fed are doing more than the government that promised to help them.

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