November 7, 2025 • 4 mins
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Trump says Thanksgiving dinner costs are down — but that’s just not true. We break down the real numbers and why blind loyalty is killing the GOP’s credibility. In this episode:
-The truth about Walmart’s Thanksgiving “price drop” claim
-How the MAGA echo chamber twists data into fantasy
-Why honesty — not hero worship — wins elections
-The danger of believing your own propaganda
And why Americans are still paying more for everything
It’s not betrayal to tell the truth — it’s leadership. The economy doesn’t get better just because someone says it does.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i
WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:
https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured
Trump says Thanksgiving dinner costs are down — but that’s just not true. We break down the real numbers and why blind loyalty is killing the GOP’s credibility. In this episode:
-The truth about Walmart’s Thanksgiving “price drop” claim
-How the MAGA echo chamber twists data into fantasy
-Why honesty — not hero worship — wins elections
-The danger of believing your own propaganda
And why Americans are still paying more for everything
It’s not betrayal to tell the truth — it’s leadership. The economy doesn’t get better just because someone says it does.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Watchdog on Wall Street podcast explaining the news coming
out of the complex worlds of finance, economics, and politics
and the impact it we'll have on everyday Americans. Author,
investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
No, mister President, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but guess what,
Thanksgiving is not getting cheaper. I really think that the
president really needs to take a step back. He's doing
way too much TV. I know he loves it. I
know it's his nature. He loves being on TV, loves
(00:38):
being in front of the camera. But you cat, you
can't possibly know everything, the amount of things you have
to deal with as president of the United States that
you have to confront, and you're getting asked questions all time,
and you're making statements that are just lee just not true.
(01:05):
I have had a rule here on the program for
twenty five years. I've been doing it. If I don't
know something, I'm gonna say I don't know. Client asked
me something, I don't have an answer. I don't know.
I'll find out. I'll find out. You can't just keep
(01:25):
riffing and saying whatever you want to say. And he
keeps doing that. He keeps saying things, and I'm like,
that's just not accurate. Now, I know, I know that
that they pay people. They got people on the payroll.
You know, it's like the Godfather got people on the payroll.
You got people on this. They got people on social
(01:45):
media that takes whatever he says and they push it
like it's factual. But eventually, at some point in time
people wisen up. It's like the little boy who cried wolf.
You keep lying, you keep lying, you keep lying. President
came out and was talking again. Shame on Fox, butrint bear,
(02:06):
I mean, grow a set for crying out loud. Hey,
I mean, you don't know this. Trump comes out and says,
affordability is a Republican stronghold. Walmart just announced that prices
for Thanksgiving dinner are down twenty five percent since under
sleepy crooked Joe Biden in twenty twenty four. Affordability is
(02:29):
a Republican stronghold. Hopefully Republicans will use this irrefutable fact. Yeah,
Walmart's Thanksgiving basket that they market, Yeah, yeah, it's it's
down twenty five percent. Why is it down? Well, the
(02:50):
twenty twenty five Walmart Thanksgiving meal contains fifteen items, while
the twenty twenty four meal contained twenty one items. Additionally,
most of the brand name items in the twenty twenty
four meal were replaced with Great Value items. Come on, man,
(03:12):
I mean listen. You know I want you to do well.
I want you to do well, But I mean you
have to change course here at some point in time.
You are going to keep losing people if you keep
lying to people and just saying things that are just
completely inaccurate. Yeah. I know, I know you're gonna have
(03:33):
your your maga types that will believe anything that you say.
But some of us actually look stuff up and actually think, Oh,
I get criticized all the time. Here are you're going
against Trump? You're going against Trump. You're going against Trump.
I don't I care about the American people? Okay? You
(03:54):
want me to support Trump by lying to is that
that's what you're telling me? All your med just get
angry with me by saying due. They get mad, people
get angry with me for being truthful. It's bizarre, isn't it.
Watchdog on Wall Street dot Com
The Watchdog on Wall Street podcast explaining the news coming
out of the complex worlds of finance, economics, and politics
and the impact it we'll have on everyday Americans. Author,
investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
No, mister President, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but guess what,
Thanksgiving is not getting cheaper. I really think that the
president really needs to take a step back. He's doing
way too much TV. I know he loves it. I
know it's his nature. He loves being on TV, loves
(00:38):
being in front of the camera. But you cat, you
can't possibly know everything, the amount of things you have
to deal with as president of the United States that
you have to confront, and you're getting asked questions all time,
and you're making statements that are just lee just not true.
(01:05):
I have had a rule here on the program for
twenty five years. I've been doing it. If I don't
know something, I'm gonna say I don't know. Client asked
me something, I don't have an answer. I don't know.
I'll find out. I'll find out. You can't just keep
(01:25):
riffing and saying whatever you want to say. And he
keeps doing that. He keeps saying things, and I'm like,
that's just not accurate. Now, I know, I know that
that they pay people. They got people on the payroll.
You know, it's like the Godfather got people on the payroll.
You got people on this. They got people on social
(01:45):
media that takes whatever he says and they push it
like it's factual. But eventually, at some point in time
people wisen up. It's like the little boy who cried wolf.
You keep lying, you keep lying, you keep lying. President
came out and was talking again. Shame on Fox, butrint bear,
(02:06):
I mean, grow a set for crying out loud. Hey,
I mean, you don't know this. Trump comes out and says,
affordability is a Republican stronghold. Walmart just announced that prices
for Thanksgiving dinner are down twenty five percent since under
sleepy crooked Joe Biden in twenty twenty four. Affordability is
(02:29):
a Republican stronghold. Hopefully Republicans will use this irrefutable fact. Yeah,
Walmart's Thanksgiving basket that they market, Yeah, yeah, it's it's
down twenty five percent. Why is it down? Well, the
(02:50):
twenty twenty five Walmart Thanksgiving meal contains fifteen items, while
the twenty twenty four meal contained twenty one items. Additionally,
most of the brand name items in the twenty twenty
four meal were replaced with Great Value items. Come on, man,
(03:12):
I mean listen. You know I want you to do well.
I want you to do well, But I mean you
have to change course here at some point in time.
You are going to keep losing people if you keep
lying to people and just saying things that are just
completely inaccurate. Yeah. I know, I know you're gonna have
(03:33):
your your maga types that will believe anything that you say.
But some of us actually look stuff up and actually think, Oh,
I get criticized all the time. Here are you're going
against Trump? You're going against Trump. You're going against Trump.
I don't I care about the American people? Okay? You
(03:54):
want me to support Trump by lying to is that
that's what you're telling me? All your med just get
angry with me by saying due. They get mad, people
get angry with me for being truthful. It's bizarre, isn't it.
Watchdog on Wall Street dot Com
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