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TSF said he's going to ensure Walmart doesn't raise their prices in response to his tariffs. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 21 hrs ago OP
... alwaysinasnit 20 hrs ago #1
Until I hear he's going to sell one of his tacky jls4561 20 hrs ago #2
I guess he's never had to deal with marybourg 20 hrs ago #3
They would be smart to start using their lobbying money against Republicans newdeal2 20 hrs ago #4
He only cares because it reflects badly on HIM TexasBushwhacker 20 hrs ago #5
I'd be willing to bet he's never actually been in a Walmart bif 20 hrs ago #6
Yes, he prefers to do his raping in higher class dressing room Walleye 20 hrs ago #9
This orangecrush 20 hrs ago #21
Not that i'm a Walmart fan, mind you, but since when does he get to order businesses to go bankrupt? hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #7
Well, he's done that many times in the past. Aristus 18 hrs ago #45
I'd like to know what kind of leverage he thinks he has. Nt BootinUp 20 hrs ago #8
He's going to tell his voters to buy their groceries at Whole Foods DemocratSinceBirth 20 hrs ago #12
My first thought is Cha 19 hrs ago #36
The cult is not going to swallow tariff tales forever. nt BootinUp 19 hrs ago #39
TY, I hope Not. I read Bezos had Cha 18 hrs ago #42
under pressure from Trump MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #52
Of course. I was wondering how Bezos was Cha 18 hrs ago #58
An Empty Promise By Bezos ProfessorGAC 17 hrs ago #60
So Trouble in "Paradise"! Cha 13 hrs ago #64
I'm not sure that is entirely true. Bluetus 14 hrs ago #63
Thanks for the corection! Cha 13 hrs ago #65
On the contrary, his LEMMINGS will B.See 18 hrs ago #48
Agreed. They will soon become very angry at the Democrats for doing this to them. travelingthrulife 2 hrs ago #67
Walmart operates on a very small profit margin. I'm sure. Maybe Elon will make up the difference. He's got enough money. Walleye 20 hrs ago #10
Walmart's net profit margin for the quarter ending January 31, 2025, was 2.85%. EX500rider 20 hrs ago #16
Thank you for that information That's a lot smaller than the tariffs Walleye 20 hrs ago #23
Infuriating FormerOstrich 20 hrs ago #11
The rate things are going.......... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #13
And, he's going to do this how??? GoCubsGo 20 hrs ago #14
Threaten to not buy his suits there anymore. n/t flvegan 20 hrs ago #17
😆 Walleye 20 hrs ago #24
You're killing me. DemocratSinceBirth 20 hrs ago #30
Threaten to send his domestic terrorists (he pardonned) in their stores? Justice matters. 18 hrs ago #44
subsidize the sale of brownshirts MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #55
The federal government telling Walmart that they need to take a haircut Prairie Gates 20 hrs ago #15
Oh, but didn't they throw a fit about trying to lower the price of prescription drugs? Walleye 20 hrs ago #25
This level of desperation is embarrassing. Klarkashton 20 hrs ago #18
... orangecrush 20 hrs ago #19
He's delusional. Why should a private enterprise pay for his lies? spanone 20 hrs ago #20
Freedom! When the government sets your prices. Jim__ 20 hrs ago #22
too late, they raised food prices by 22 percent right after tariffs were announced. nt ImNotGod 20 hrs ago #26
Why just Walmart? I wonder if he thinks its the only store? What about all the rest who will up their prices? Srkdqltr 20 hrs ago #27
They shouldn't raise hildegaard28 20 hrs ago #28
How much longer will it take for his rube MAGA's to wake up to the fact Diamond_Dog 20 hrs ago #29
Like him, they will never admit they were wrong. Justice matters. 18 hrs ago #49
They will take this announcement to mean not fooled 18 hrs ago #51
Now the Republicans want wage and price control? From a single person, the President? Midnight Writer 20 hrs ago #31
Is it even possible to police that? Shermann 20 hrs ago #32
I keep hoping if he ticks off enough rich Republicans BlueKota 20 hrs ago #33
keep babbling, asshole Skittles 19 hrs ago #34
Only ONE reason for his words bluestarone 19 hrs ago #35
Is he going to have Qatar pay for the tariffs? 🥸 Bread and Circuses 19 hrs ago #37
Remember health care? "Who knew it was this hard?" BurnDoubt 19 hrs ago #38
Tariffs announced on Friday, Futures will be way up because on Mon or Tue he will reverse again Nictuku 19 hrs ago #40
He's ordering companies around? Sounds like a socialist dictator. IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #41
I have been saving popcorn for the right moment rurallib 18 hrs ago #43
Walmart's job is to protect investors. Jacson6 18 hrs ago #46
What's he gonna do? Raise taxes on Walmart lol. Emile 18 hrs ago #47
I have only 1 thing to say about this ... aggiesal 18 hrs ago #50
Gotta love that GOP free market! Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #53
Walmart to Fatso Warpy 18 hrs ago #54
Isn't this what a lot of liberals wanted Biden to do when he was president? Self Esteem 18 hrs ago #56
Is he going to cancel the Law of Supply and Demand while he's at it? /nt artemisia1 18 hrs ago #57
Sounds like price controls Arazi 18 hrs ago #59
He's a mob boss. Nixie 17 hrs ago #61
Sure OK..tell Home Depot and everyone else to turn the clock back Tribetime 16 hrs ago #62
I'm sure all businesses are raising their prices. DemocratSinceBirth 3 hrs ago #66

jls4561

(2,325 posts)
2. Until I hear he's going to sell one of his tacky
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:15 PM
20 hrs ago

Last edited Sat May 17, 2025, 06:56 PM - Edit history (1)

whorehouses resorts to subsidize Walmart shoppers, I won’t believe it.

newdeal2

(2,520 posts)
4. They would be smart to start using their lobbying money against Republicans
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:17 PM
20 hrs ago

They’re bad for business.

hlthe2b

(109,701 posts)
7. Not that i'm a Walmart fan, mind you, but since when does he get to order businesses to go bankrupt?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:19 PM
20 hrs ago

(or at least lose major money as a result of his damned idiocy?)

Aristus

(69,943 posts)
45. Well, he's done that many times in the past.
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:35 PM
18 hrs ago

He’s just never had to order it to happen.

Cha

(310,723 posts)
36. My first thought is
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:50 PM
19 hrs ago

Mump is lying to his cult and they’ll believe him over their Lying eyes 👀.

Cha

(310,723 posts)
42. TY, I hope Not. I read Bezos had
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:25 PM
18 hrs ago

Amazon Take Off the Tariff Increase Prices Column On his Website

Cha

(310,723 posts)
58. Of course. I was wondering how Bezos was
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:09 PM
18 hrs ago

going to like the whole Tariff Scam right away.. and now it's materializing.

Like someone said today.. they couldn't wait for the Maga Bucks in the Cult to get pissed off. Paraphrasing.

ProfessorGAC

(72,664 posts)
60. An Empty Promise By Bezos
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:29 PM
17 hrs ago

The moment profits drop & analysts start asking question on a 10Q call, Amazon will do what's in their best interest.
Bozos just mollified the man-baby but has no intention of holding to that "deal".

Cha

(310,723 posts)
64. So Trouble in "Paradise"!
Sat May 17, 2025, 11:59 PM
13 hrs ago

Couldn't happen to a more Deserving bunch a Treasonous Fascists

Bluetus

(1,044 posts)
63. I'm not sure that is entirely true.
Sat May 17, 2025, 10:58 PM
14 hrs ago

Last edited Sun May 18, 2025, 10:34 AM - Edit history (1)

Amazon explained they have a separate site for wholesale transactions, and that is the site that displayed tariff information briefly.

I don't believe the main retail site ever showed the tariffs. It should.

B.See

(5,446 posts)
48. On the contrary, his LEMMINGS will
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:37 PM
18 hrs ago

eat up the lies and ask for more.

The price of eggs was put on President Biden's shoulders, yet this cretin starts punitive tariff wars but shouldn't be held responsible.

Typical flim-flamery for the readily BAMBOOZLED.

Walleye

(40,317 posts)
10. Walmart operates on a very small profit margin. I'm sure. Maybe Elon will make up the difference. He's got enough money.
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:20 PM
20 hrs ago

FormerOstrich

(2,814 posts)
11. Infuriating
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:20 PM
20 hrs ago

He has no concept of the most fundamental of things.....

Okay, so he thinks Walmart can absorb the costs. However, what about smaller companies (the very few that Walmart hasn't already done in)? Assuming Walmart does as they are told and bend over it will be a double hit to the mom & pop. They won't be able to compete.

Arggg

Justice matters.

(8,369 posts)
44. Threaten to send his domestic terrorists (he pardonned) in their stores?
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:35 PM
18 hrs ago

To break things and throw their feces around?

Don Convicton...

Prairie Gates

(5,060 posts)
15. The federal government telling Walmart that they need to take a haircut
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:22 PM
20 hrs ago


You mean, all along the whole thing about "They have to pass it on to the consumer" has been bullshit, and the government can dictate prices for products across the board?

Wow! Is it like "Only Nixon could go to China," and "Only Trump could establish federal price controls?"



Welcome to the command economy!

Walleye

(40,317 posts)
25. Oh, but didn't they throw a fit about trying to lower the price of prescription drugs?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:32 PM
20 hrs ago

Communist price control, they called it

spanone

(139,042 posts)
20. He's delusional. Why should a private enterprise pay for his lies?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:26 PM
20 hrs ago

Is Walmart going to pay those billions of dollars that the tariffs are supposedly bringing in?

Srkdqltr

(8,358 posts)
27. Why just Walmart? I wonder if he thinks its the only store? What about all the rest who will up their prices?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:45 PM
20 hrs ago

Ya, I know, it's Trump we are talking about.

hildegaard28

(464 posts)
28. They shouldn't raise
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:48 PM
20 hrs ago

Prices. They should just tack on a separate tax for every item effected by tariffs. They should call it the Trump Tax. It can go under the the regular price of the items, and it should be totaled and placed under the sales tax at the end of the receipt.

Diamond_Dog

(36,977 posts)
29. How much longer will it take for his rube MAGA's to wake up to the fact
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:49 PM
20 hrs ago

their Dear Leader is screwing them for his own self aggrandizement? That he doesn’t give a flying fuck about them?

Justice matters.

(8,369 posts)
49. Like him, they will never admit they were wrong.
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:42 PM
18 hrs ago

That's what they learned from him (among other deplorable behaviors).

not fooled

(6,278 posts)
51. They will take this announcement to mean
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:58 PM
18 hrs ago

that he's fighting for them.

Their mental capacity stops before getting to "but he created this situation."


Midnight Writer

(23,948 posts)
31. Now the Republicans want wage and price control? From a single person, the President?
Sat May 17, 2025, 04:58 PM
20 hrs ago

And they the same person to be the head of the Federal Reserve?

And the same person to be the head of all law enforcement?

And the same person to be able to single-handedly overturn all Court decisions, including Supreme Court decisions?

And the same person can claim legal immunity for apparently anything, including violations of our Constitution?

And the same person to head up a mindless political cult, prone to violence?

Something tells me they do not plan to give up power through free and fair elections.

Shermann

(8,929 posts)
32. Is it even possible to police that?
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:00 PM
20 hrs ago

Walmart's online marketplace boasts over 200 million unique products. The prices on these products are constantly in motion due to countless other factors. Good luck with that.

BlueKota

(4,244 posts)
33. I keep hoping if he ticks off enough rich Republicans
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:10 PM
20 hrs ago

they will realize the tax breaks are not going to be big enough to cover the amount of business and profits he's costing them. Plus there has got to be some members of the financial elite, who have hefty egos of their own, & don't appreciate tsf telling them what to do.

If they stop seeing a substantial return on their contributions maybe they will cut off funds to the congressional pigs campaigns, and the pigs will turn on their master. It's not likely to happen, but it would be great to see.

Skittles

(164,204 posts)
34. keep babbling, asshole
Sat May 17, 2025, 05:37 PM
19 hrs ago

maybe, just MAYBE some of your fucking cult will snap out of it and realize YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT

Nictuku

(4,206 posts)
40. Tariffs announced on Friday, Futures will be way up because on Mon or Tue he will reverse again
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:10 PM
19 hrs ago

They (Republicans) just LOVE his market manipulation

rurallib

(63,725 posts)
43. I have been saving popcorn for the right moment
Sat May 17, 2025, 06:34 PM
18 hrs ago

This feels like it.

A pox on both their houses.

Let the games begin!

Self Esteem

(2,149 posts)
56. Isn't this what a lot of liberals wanted Biden to do when he was president?
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:09 PM
18 hrs ago

Force corporations to not use inflation + supply change issues as an excuse to raise prices?

Arazi

(7,805 posts)
59. Sounds like price controls
Sat May 17, 2025, 07:12 PM
18 hrs ago

Pretty sure Kamala Harris got shredded for suggesting grocery stores were price gouging and needed to be reined in.

The rightwing were shrieking about her “communism” (sic) during her entire campaign

Tribetime

(6,557 posts)
62. Sure OK..tell Home Depot and everyone else to turn the clock back
Sat May 17, 2025, 08:17 PM
16 hrs ago

A few weeks since they raised prices already

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