Stephanopoulos Has Intense Back and Forth With Walmart's CEO
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, the former Clinton hatchet man turned network anchor, tried once again to drag another high-profile figure into bashing Donald Trump — and once again, it backfired. This time, it was Walmart CEO John Furner who quietly but firmly dismissed the tired economic doom narrative that Stephanopoulos and his media cohort have been pushing for months.
As Thanksgiving approaches, Stephanopoulos attempted to kick off the interview with a familiar refrain: rising prices, economic hardship, and a not-so-subtle suggestion that Trump and Republicans are to blame. His latest talking point? That turkey prices are “through the roof.” A crisis! A headline! A gotcha moment — or so he thought.
WATCH: ABC’s George Stephanopoulos tries to get Walmart’s U.S. CEO to bash Trump and claim the economy’s in a tailspin. CEO John Furner was not having any of it.
First, Stephanopoulos tried to argue turkey prices are way up, but Furner replied Walmart’s turkeys will be their… pic.twitter.com/mI6acOdNQ6
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 21, 2025
But Furner, cool and composed, didn’t play along. He corrected the record, pointing out that turkey prices are actually lower than they’ve been since 2019. Not only that, but he calmly reaffirmed that consumers were seeing relief on multiple fronts, and Walmart was doing its part to keep holiday shopping affordable for families. The turkey narrative? Cooked and served — just not the way Stephanopoulos wanted.
It’s not the first time George has tried this, and it probably won’t be the last. Just days earlier, he attempted a similar ambush on Speaker Mike Johnson over the so-called “Schumer Shutdown.” And let’s be clear: Johnson didn’t just push back — he rolled right over the narrative with facts.
Stephanopoulos tried to frame the Democratic proposal as a humanitarian effort to prevent Americans from losing health insurance. Johnson called it what it was — political theater. He reminded everyone that 44 Senate Democrats rejected a clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution to keep the government open. The reason? Democrats were prioritizing benefits for illegal immigrants over services for American citizens. Johnson didn’t blink, didn’t waver — and he had the receipts.
When Stephanopoulos tried to claim that his framing was “factual,” Johnson didn’t miss a beat: “No, George, let me tell you what happened…” From there, it was a clinic in calm, firm pushback — laying bare the political games being played by Chuck Schumer and company as they scramble to manage a base that’s increasingly out of step with the average American.
This right here — discussing the government shutdown — is why the right hates the media. It’s loaded questions like this from partisans posing as journalists.
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: “The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their… pic.twitter.com/aZM1cUuQKj
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 1, 2025
What this all reveals is not just media bias — that’s old news — but desperation. The narrative isn’t sticking, the public isn’t buying it, and even seasoned anchors can’t seem to wrangle a gotcha moment out of seasoned professionals who know better.
The reality is that Democrats have tied themselves in knots trying to paint Trump and his allies as the source of every economic and political woe, while failing to acknowledge their own party’s deep dysfunction. And the more they push, the more the facts push back.
Furner didn’t rant or rave. He simply corrected the lie. Johnson didn’t lose his cool. He calmly dismantled the spin. And Stephanopoulos? He’s left clutching talking points that fewer and fewer people believe.