Jim Cramer's Laughable Meme Stock U-Turn: What the Hell Is He Really Up To?

I've been watching Jim Cramer's circus act for years, and this latest flip-flop on Kohl's has me rolling my eyes so hard they might get stuck. Tuesday night, this Wall Street talking head suddenly warned short sellers to "back off" Kohl's before it becomes "another GameStop." Really, Jim? NOW you're concerned?

The hypocrisy is just staggering. This is the same guy who told viewers to dump GameStop at $400 during the 2021 squeeze - advice that made him the laughingstock of retail traders everywhere. The "Inverse Cramer" strategy became so popular precisely because following his recommendations was financial suicide.

Let's be real about what happened with Kohl's. The stock shot up nearly 38% in a day, trading got halted, and suddenly Cramer's preaching caution to the hedge funds? Where was this insight when he was bashing the same retail movement in 2021?

"Kohl's short sellers have clearly overplayed their hand," he declared with that same conviction he uses for EVERY opinion - even the contradictory ones he'll have next week.

What pisses me off most is how he's positioning himself now as some kind of protector against predatory shorts. This guy spent YEARS dismissing meme stocks as "hype machines" with "no earnings power" while looking down his nose at retail traders. He trashed GameStop, AMC, and Trump Media as worthless while cozying up to Wall Street elites.

Now he claims hedge funds should have covered their Kohl's shorts earlier this year "during the panic sell-off triggered by Trump's tariff announcements." Convenient timing for this revelation, Jim!

I suspect what's really happening is Cramer saw which way the wind was blowing and decided to save face. When retail consistently beats your predictions and makes you look like a clown, maybe it's time to pretend you were on their side all along?

Don't be fooled by this transparent attempt to rewrite history. The man built his career serving Wall Street interests while pretending to speak for the everyday investor. This sudden "concern" about short sellers targeting Kohl's isn't about protecting retail - it's about protecting his own relevance in a market where Reddit has more credibility than CNBC.

Truth is, Cramer's just pivoting to whichever narrative keeps him on TV. Nothing more.