{"id":14618,"date":"2025-05-19T16:01:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14618"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:01:42","slug":"trump-slams-walmart-after-retail-giant-blames-him-for-price-hikes-over-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14618","title":{"rendered":"Trump Slams Walmart After Retail Giant Blames Him for Price Hikes Over Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bs-header\">\n<div class=\"bs-blog-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-519-1024x683-1.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-519-1024x683-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-519-1024x683-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-519-1024x683-1-768x512.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"small single\">Donald Trump responded harshly to Walmart after the retailer warned that the president\u2019s tariffs will raise costs in-store.<\/p><div class=\"tjduq69f5febf8db10\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.tjduq69f5febf8db10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.tjduq69f5febf8db10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.tjduq69f5febf8db10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.tjduq69f5febf8db10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.tjduq69f5febf8db10 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Walmart purchases goods from countries like Canada, China, India, Mexico, and Vietnam, all of which are subject to tariffs of at least 10%.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump announced a temporary truce with China, the 47th president even lowered duties on the majority of Chinese imports from a startling 145 percent to 30 percent for a 90-day period.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump has warned that\u2019substantially greater\u2019 tariffs may be imposed later if a new trade deal with China is not negotiated.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Flickr<br \/>\nIn light of Trump\u2019s tariffs, Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon made a suggestion earlier this week that future price increases may be forthcoming for all of the company\u2019s products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible. But given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren\u2019t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,\u201d the chief executive said in an earnings call on Thursday (May 15).<\/p>\n<p>Walmart should cease \u2018trying to blame tariffs\u2019 for the price increases, the president said in response to these remarks on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote on Truth Social: \u201cWalmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, \u2018EAT THE TARIFFS,\u2019 and not charge valued customers ANYTHING.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"15a64\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_15a64\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\" data-template-type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Trump\u2019s new tariffs go into effect, billionaire Mark Cuban has already urged people to \u201cgo to Walmart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuban urged people to visit \u2018the local Walmart or big box retailer\u2019 as soon as possible in a post on the social media site Bluesky.<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire said, \u201cIt\u2019s not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761866\" data-uid=\"0fdf3\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761866_0fdf3\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>Cuban went on to claim that companies could potentially use the tariffs as an excuse to increase prices, saying, \u201cEven if it\u2019s made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now Trending:<br \/>\nDonald Trump Announces New Tariffs That Could Start A Big Global Trade War<br \/>\nChina Claps Back at U.S. Tariffs With Viral Mocking Video<br \/>\nElon Musk Responds After Being Accused Of Making A \u201cNazi Gesture\u201d At The Inauguration Celebrations<br \/>\nPlease SHARE this story with Family and Friends and let us know what you think!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump responded harshly to Walmart after the retailer warned that the president\u2019s tariffs will raise costs in-store. 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As Trump announced a temporary truce with China, the 47th president even lowered duties&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Slams Walmart After Retail Giant Blames Him for Price Hikes Over Tariffs - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=14618\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Slams Walmart After Retail Giant Blames Him for Price Hikes Over Tariffs - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Donald Trump responded harshly to Walmart after the retailer warned that the president\u2019s tariffs will raise costs in-store. 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