Trump Warns Walmart: Don’t Raise Prices Due To My Tariffs

May 18, 2025 6:20 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs. As Trump has jacked up those import taxes, he’s tried to assure a skeptical public that foreign producers would pay for those taxes and that retailers and automakers would absorb the additional expenses. Most economic analyses are deeply skeptical of those claims and have warned that the tariffs would worsen inflation. Walmart said on Thursday that everything from bananas to children’s car seats could increase in price.