Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Friday, July 10, 2026

The White House has gone into full defense mode after Donald Trump was found taking credit for price cuts that had nothing to do with him. On Monday, the 80-year-old president posted on Truth Social that Walmart would be "lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration's request," including cutting the cost of beef by 15 percent as part of the country's 250th birthday celebrations. However, a Walmart spokesperson told The Bulwark that the company's price cuts had already been in place at its stores for a week before Trump tried to suggest he had convinced the country's biggest retailer to implement them.

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What WalMart doesn't understand is that no matter the actual facts now that the Anti-President has claimed credit his followers immediately believe it unquestioningly.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-07-10 10:39 AM | Reply

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