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Walmart’s Billionaire Heiress Buys Full-Page Ad Urging People To ‘Mobilize’ At June 14 Anti-Trump Protests

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Billionaire Walmart Heiress Urges People To ‘Mobilize’ At June 14 Anti-Trump Protests

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Walmart’s Billionaire Heiress Buys Full-Page Ad Urging People To ‘Mobilize’ At June 14 Anti-Trump Protests

www.forbes.com /sites/jemimamcevoy/2025/06/10/billionaire-walmart-heiress-promotes-nationwide-anti-trump-protests-on-june-14/

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The cynic in me says "Trump is fucking with my money with the tariffs."
- The enemy of my enemy is my frenemy...?
- Totally not disagreeing, but for some more context she married into the Walton family, inherited a 1.9% stake in the company when her husband died in 2005, and has never had a role in the organization.
She better be there.
I was initially suspicious after just reading the headline. But after reading the article, I am… slightly less suspicious.
She isn’t an heiress in the sense that most people would think of the term. That is, she wasn’t born into the family and has never been involved with the “family business.” Rather, she married a Walton heir who died, and she inherited her wealth from him.
All I’m saying is that, wealth and surname not withstanding, she could be a decent person with decent motives.
- I get it.
  But I'll say this, any billionaire that ACTUALLY cared about progressive causes could make huge strides by simply funding grassroot movements, instead of whatever the fuck this ad is supposed to do.
  It wouldn't even cost that much, just pump money into youtube creators and organisers and you'll actually make a difference.
  Republicans are winning because they are winning the propaganda game, becuase they are well funded by the Kochs, Musks and other billionaire assholes
  Until they do they all this stuff is just bullshit.
  
  any billionaire that ACTUALLY cared about progressive causes could make huge strides by simply funding
  youtube creators and organisers
  LMAO. How about maybe paying their employees what they're actually worth, and not evading taxes at every opportunity?
Didn't Walmart donate to Trump's campaign?
- "That's the secret, I play both sides so I always come out on top!"
- There are a lot of Walmart heirs, and even collectively I doubt they own enough shares to control the company at this point.
  
  The Walton family lost the 50% line in 2018.
  They still likely control the company in a more abstract sense.
Cause if you can trust anyone in today's world its some aged billionaire who got her money because daddy was a greedy asshole who destroyed main street bushiness world wide.
- Her daddy also kneecaped unions.
- Father in law
  
  I had to look it up but your right. Having said that they give money for acceptance and really don't know how poorly they are regarded by their sycophants.
Fuck you rich bitch, use your insane net worth to buy some politicians.
- The Republicans have kind of been purging themselves of Anti-Trump these last few elections, and the DNC are already the party who would remove Trump in a heartbeat.
Leopard eating faces. They contributed to Trump's campaign and learned they were not tariff exempt. Womp womp.
be extremely skeptical of "antifascist" walmart owners. especially if they ever ask for personal info
How in the world did I manage to agree with a Walton about something?
- It's a dark timeline.
  
  Random billionaire + Reassuring white dude 2028
  They're not them
Hahaha trust me bro, she's one of us.
- Ain't nobody saying that but that doesn't make this one specific action any less good

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