Trump gets slapped with community note on X after using Walmart’s math to brag about Thanksgiving affordability

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-community-note-thanksgiving-affordability-b2860350.html

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CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 285d

This guy thinks a dementia test is used to measure IQ, too.

In other words, he is entirely unfit for the job.

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 285d (8 replies)

I knew it was wrong the instant it popped up on the White House site...

https://ag.purdue.edu/cfdas/chew-on-this/the-expected-cost-of-your-thanksgiving-turkey-in-2025/

"Wholesale turkey prices have surged 75% since October 2024, reaching $1.71 per pound in October 20251. This comes after prices dipped substantially from 2023 to 2024. This year, we are seeing the continued impacts of the ongoing battle with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that first appeared in February 2022. "

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 32 pts · 285d (1 reply)

And this year's list has 6 less items, plus the items on this year's list are mostly generic, vs last year when most of them were national brand s.

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 285d

B... but... it's called the same thing! It's the same, right?

gex@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 285d (5 replies)

Thanksgiving meal 2026

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 285d (2 replies)

So. You heat it up despite the pudding at the bottom?

zwerg@feddit.org · 6 pts · 285d

Christmas pudding is served hot.

Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 285d

My guess would be that you boil the can before serving.

Barf.

Milk_Sheikh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 285d (1 reply)

There’s at least two jokes/British cultural memes that almost no Americans are going to get lmao divided by a shared language

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 285d

It's eating eggs for dinner right‽

phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 285d (1 reply)

slapped

Somebody wrote a reply, basically

Yet again, can news organizations please please please stop with these sensationalized clickbait tittles?

XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 284d

An informational note that is appended to the post itself, not a regular user reply, if that's what you're thinking. Glad it wasn't "slammed" though

plz1@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 285d

I'm sure it is cheaper. It's also smaller, and lower quality food.

DeltronZero@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 285d

I gotta be honest, that's a pretty sad Thanksgiving spread. I get it, not everyone's a great cook and/or has the desire to toil over an elaborate meal, but homemade mac and cheese is not that hard and totally worth it.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 285d

Why slap when you can slam!?

NutWrench@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 284d

Trump touted on his Truth Social platform Wednesday that Walmart’s Thanksgiving dinner this year was “down 25% since under Sleepy Joe Biden!”

Can you believe the balls on this a$$hole?

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 284d

It's smaller and meant to feed 2 more people (2024: 21 items for 8 people. 2025: 15 items for 10 people). What the fuck?