Trump tells Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' after retailer warned it will raise prices

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Headline should read, trmp threatens Walmart....“I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”


President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the country’s largest retailer warned this week that it will have to raise prices because of tariffs.

“Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, “EAT THE TARIFFS,” and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. “I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”

Walmart CFO John David Rainey said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday that, “We have not seen price increases at this magnitude, in the speed in which they’re coming at us before, and so it makes for a challenging environment.”

As a retail giant and the largest grocer in the country, Walmart is often seen as a bellwether for the health of retailers and U.S. consumers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/17/trump-tells-walmart-to-eat-the-tariffs.html

[OrlandoDem2]

1. He's not in charge of Walmart so someone tell him to fuck off!

This is his fault!

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3. Hopefully they will.

[BoRaGard]

2. Essential to Eat It, so G.O.P. has tax loot for Gourmet Luxury Golffe

and tax cuts for rich republicons

[Docreed2003]

4. But ,but...

I distinctly remember being told multiple time by Trump that the other countries would be paying

[spanone]

5. Yes, God forbid his followers learn the truth about tariffs.

[Disaffected]

13. My goodness, it is confusing

isn't it.

[lame54]

6. So Trump admits we pay the tariffs

[GoodRaisin]

7. Krasnov posturing to blame someone else when he doesn't keep his campaign

promise to lower prices. Democrats need to keep this broken promise in the headlines every day from now until the midterms.

[C_U_L8R]

8. As a businessperson, Trump is totally clueless

In his ponzi'd ventures, he's never been truly accountable to shareholders or customers. Walmart should say 'eat this'.

[rsdsharp]

14. He's advocating for the Trump business model.

“Lose money, and declare bankruptcy”

Which is what would inevitably happen if a company with a net profit margin of less than 3% eats a (minimum) price increase of 30%.

[tanyev]

9. Never before has one American president attacked so many American companies.

[MineralMan]

10. I could suggest something Trump should eat, too.

Come Caca!

Yes, indeed.

[dem4decades]

11. Can't wait till Trump supporters stop shopping at Walmart.

In many red areas they're the only game in town.

[BannonsLiver]

15. You'll probably be waiting quite a while.

[Ocelot II]

12. And Walmart can and should tell him to eat something else.

So Walmart and every other retailer of imported products is now supposed to absorb the tariffs and sell their inventory at a loss, which is what they'd have to do? I'm certainly not a fan of Walmart, but they're just as entitled to make a profit as any other business, and they aren't obligated to sacrifice their income (and violate their duty to their shareholders) so Trump can save face for imposing stupid, inflationary tariffs.

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16. This will not sit well with corporate America.

I doubt they expected to absorb his tariff fantasies.