So When Does Trump Lean On The CEO Of Walmart?

CNN: Walmart just said it's going to have to raise some prices because of the tariffs

REP. ANDY BARR: Walmart will lower prices in the long run pic.twitter.com/EuXnP2QP5c

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025

As Keynes said “In the long run, we’re all dead.” ☠️ 

Walmart CFO John David Rainey: "The level of tariffs that have been proposed is pretty challenging for all retailers, for suppliers, and certainly our concern is that consumers are gonna feel some of that." pic.twitter.com/WR52BJLGLd

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025

The President has assured me that China will pay the tariffs.

Walmart CFO John David Rainey: "We've not seen a period where you've had prices go up this high, this quickly. We're well equipped and experienced in dealing with price increases that are going up 2 or 3 percent, but not 30 percent." pic.twitter.com/L3Gz3CMsfk

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025

So China is cheating by not paying the tariffs?

Walmart CFO John David Rainey: "Keep in mind, just a week ago we were at 145% tariffs. Now, we're very appreciative of the progress the administration has made to get them down to this level, but I would say it's still too high for consumers. We'd like to see them come down… pic.twitter.com/7uKO8AOGkM

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025

Well, since the Administration raised the tariffs, then lowered the tariffs, and keeps saying nothin is in stone so wait 90 days and see what happens then…maybe “progress” is not the right word? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Trump to American troops: "We love France, right? But I think we did a little more to win the war than France did. Do we agree? I don't want to be a wise guy, but when Hitler made his speech at the Eiffel Tower, I would say that wasn't exactly ideal." pic.twitter.com/0q8EtysfvJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 15, 2025

Hitler, speech, Eiffel Tower?

Adolf Hitler visited Paris on the day after France had signed the armistice. He admired the city’s architecture and visited places of interest. He was not able to go on the Eiffel Tower, because the French had severed the lift cables just before the German invasion.

But George Clooney!

Besides, we’ll always have Lutnick:

Lutnick: We will build these automated high-tech factories of the future. These AI things suck water. They need a plumber but not a plumber plumber. An HVAC specialist that starts in a 100 grand. We have to train people for the AI revolution.
pic.twitter.com/1M8y2XAUki

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 16, 2025

"We must learn to serve our AI 🤖 masters.”—The Book of Lutnick.

Lutnick: "We're gonna build these automated factories -- the high tech factories of the future -- and our people are gonna work at the high tech factories." pic.twitter.com/MI1Y4Hje0R

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 16, 2025

"We must learn to serve our robot 🤖 masters.”—The Book of Lutnick 

Trump: There’s never been anything like what's happening right now to the United States. pic.twitter.com/YM7ctH3A5X

— Acyn (@Acyn) May 16, 2025

And don't think we don't all realize that!