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Since you haven't responded...I'll ask again. What demand? Demand to whom?

#29 | Posted by eberly

1. Big Box Retail: Walmart, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo (2025"2026)Following his administration's implementation of sweeping tariffs and the economic fallout from the 2026 conflict with Iran, inflation became a major political vulnerability. Trump aggressively pressured major retailers to absorb the costs rather than pass them to consumers: "Eat the Tariffs" (May 2025): Trump explicitly called out Walmart on social media, telling them to stop blaming tariffs for price hikes. He posted that between Walmart and China, they should "EAT THE TARIFFS, and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. I'll be watching..."

The 250th Birthday Rollbacks (July 2026): Trump publicly claimed credit for a wave of summer price rollbacks at Walmart and Sam's Club, announcing on Truth Social that the company had slashed prices"including dropping ground beef by 15%"at his administration's direct request to celebrate the U.S. semiquincentennial. (While Trump claimed credit, Walmart's official statements omitted any mention of the administration, framing it as a standard seasonal promotion).

2. Energy: Gas Stations and Oil Major "Gouging" (2026) When domestic fuel prices spiked following geopolitical conflicts in early 2026, Trump turned his focus directly to gas station owners and oil producers: The $2.50 Target: Trump issued a direct warning on social media ordering gasoline retailers to lower their pump prices immediately. He wrote, "There will be no gauging [sic], which is totally illegal... Start targeting around the $2.50 a Gallon number." DOJ Probe Threat: He simultaneously announced that he had instructed the Department of Justice to investigate major oil companies for price gouging, accusing them of failing to drop pump prices quickly enough in response to falling crude oil costs.

I mean he already lied under oath about his relationship with epstein. What else is there to probe?

Steve Bannon (Former White House Chief Strategist): Government document releases revealed text and email exchanges between Bannon and Epstein extending up until 2019. The messages showed a casual rapport, including Epstein offering Bannon gifts (such as an Apple Watch) and inviting him to meet up in New York.

Howard Lutnick (Commerce Secretary): Email logs show that Lutnick and his wife remained in friendly contact with Epstein years after Epstein's initial 2008 conviction. In one 2018 exchange, Lutnick emailed Epstein about an upcoming Caribbean trip, asking for Epstein's location to coordinate a dinner meeting between their boats.

Elon Musk (Prominent Trump Ally and Co-Lead of the Department of Government Efficiency): Document releases indicated a closer social acquaintance between Musk and Epstein than Musk had previously stated publicly. Musk has maintained that he consistently refused invitations to visit Epstein's private island.

Kevin Warsh (Federal Reserve Nominee): Warsh and his wife, Jane Lauder, appeared in lists shared directly with Epstein, indicating they were part of the broader high-society network Epstein maintained.

Brett Ratner (Hollywood Director): Ratner, who directed Melania Trump's documentary project, appeared in 2018 email logs where assistants were actively attempting to coordinate communication and connection points between him and Epstein. Ghislaine Maxwell: While universally known as Epstein's primary co-conspirator, Maxwell was a frequent fixture in the Palm Beach and New York social scenes in the 1990s and early 2000s, where she routinely interacted with Trump at Mar-a-Lago events and high-profile parties.

Tom Barrack (Trump's 2017 Inaugural Committee Chairman): A long-time billionaire real estate investor and close personal friend of Trump, Barrack appeared multiple times in Epstein's address books. Records showed that Epstein's assistants routinely tracked Barrack's office lines and personal contact details to coordinate social scheduling.

Peter Thiel (Tech Billionaire and Major Trump Donor): Documents revealed that Thiel met with Epstein on multiple occasions in 2014"years after Epstein's 2008 conviction"to discuss potential tech investments and funding for scientific ventures. Thiel later publicly acknowledged the meetings, stating he had been naive about Epstein's background at the time.

Leon Black (Billionaire Financier and Trump Associate): Black, who has long-standing ties to Trump's business networks, had a massive financial relationship with Epstein, paying him over $150 million for tax strategy and estate planning services between 2012 and 2017. While an independent review found no evidence Black was involved in Epstein's criminal activities, the revelation forced his resignation as CEO of Apollo Global Management.

Woody Johnson (Trump's Former UK Ambassador and Jets Owner): Johnson's contact information, including private office numbers, was thoroughly logged in Epstein's personal address books as part of the Palm Beach and New York wealthy social matrix they both inhabited.

THEN trump moves maxwell to a day spa prison, after killing the investigation into epstein's arizona ranch in 2019, and now currently breaking the law every day to keep the epstein files hidden after congress passed a law saying they must all be released except for victims names.

And trump's cult thinks they can just ignore it til it goes away.

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