Trump takes on Walmart over tariff price hikes, setting up potential showdown with retail industry [MSNBC.com]
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May 19, 2025, 10:18 AM EDT/ByRob WileIt's "eat the tariffs" vs. "everyday low prices."President Donald Trump has put the spotlight on one of the largest U.S. retailers over whether prices are about to start ticking up because of the sizable tariffs that he has unilaterally enacted.Walmarthas indicatedBut the president has sought to aggressively counter those warnings, instead putting the blame for cost increases on U.S. companies and China, which still faces tariffs totaling more than 40% across the board on its exports to the United States. Trump hassaid he'll call CEOsAmazon founder Jeff BezosThe standoff between the president and Walmart now looms over the other major retailers reporting earnings this week, which include Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target as well as the TJ Maxx and Marshall’s parent company TJX. These companies may have initially felt Walmart’s signals about price hikes gave them cover to enact their own cost increases — but Trump’s remarks now put them at risk of also bei
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