557

Walmart’s Billionaire Heiress Buys Full-Page Ad Urging People To ‘Mobilize’ At June 14 Anti-Trump Protests (www.forbes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

29 comments fedilink hide all child comments

all 30 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 156 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 20 points 6 months ago

Maybe she's not a class traitor but people gotta start somewhere

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

... I mean, that's a lot of money and a lot of homeless people around her. And she is getting richer each year from the company that pays poverty wages.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 112 points 6 months ago

The cynic in me says "Trump is fucking with my money with the tariffs."

[-] IHawkMike@lemmy.world 108 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] drzoidberg@lemmy.world 40 points 6 months ago

That makes so much more sense.

[-] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 45 points 6 months ago

The enemy of my enemy is my frenemy...?

[-] notabot@piefed.social 17 points 6 months ago

Maxim 29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.

That doesn't mean you can't work with them, or that their actions can't be useful, but be careful, and be aware they are not necessarily an ally.

[-] Kaput@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Maxim 30 A little trust Goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The cynic in me says, who gives a fuck what a wealthy out of touch woman says in the first place. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad when anyone is on our side, it's always good to have powerful allies, and it is mildly interesting from an academic standpoint when wealthy people are anti-Trump. But her expression of support or dissent, even amplified in a newspaper ad, is no more impactful or valuable at the end of the day than yours or mine. Unless she is literally financing change (which doesnt include opinion piece ads) or has the ear of those in authority who can actually make change happen, her money, status and name mean nothing.

The headline may as well be your neighbor's cousin Darren yelled out of his window "go protest Trump". Like thanks for the moral support Darren, but why are we even talking about you?

[-] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

According to the article she supported Harris and donated $700,000 to her campaign and other PACs trying to get her elected. She's doing more positive than most billionaires, that's for sure.

[-] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Well her voice probably matters to the workers knowing someone has their back at least a miniscule amount

[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

Ding ding ding, winner!

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago

How in the world did I manage to agree with a Walton about something?

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

I think it's literally just a coincidence. I've never heard anything else at all about or from her.

I'm just learning this woman exists, so I assume she's mad about her money.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

yeah, the waltons are pissed about the handling of the tariffs

[-] Pnut@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago

It's a dark timeline.

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 6 months ago

Random billionaire + Reassuring white dude 2028

They're not them

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 23 points 6 months ago

She better be there.

[-] 60d@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 months ago

Hahaha trust me bro, she's one of us.

[-] Soulg@ani.social 4 points 6 months ago

Ain't nobody saying that but that doesn't make this one specific action any less good

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh nyoo, first the tariffs, and now the gov hit her right on her slave-wage labour (subsidised by food stamps) costs??

[-] enbee 16 points 6 months ago

Fuck you rich bitch, use your insane net worth to buy some politicians.

[-] opus86@lemmy.today 15 points 6 months ago

I'm curious about what happens when Trump's policies really start biting into the rich's bottom line. I would guess when mainstream media starts going negative on Trump, he's gone too far.

[-] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

the lesser evil

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

That's nice. Pay your employees better.

[-] DriftingLynx@piefed.ca 7 points 6 months ago

If only she took out an add Trump supports might actually see, then this might look less like virtue signaling.

[-] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 5 points 6 months ago

Leopard eating faces. They contributed to Trump's campaign and learned they were not tariff exempt. Womp womp.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Broken clocks and soforth.

this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025

557 points (100.0% liked)

politics

26985 readers

1838 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News