Trump Demands Walmart ‘Eat the Tariffs’

Donald Trump is employing a new strategy to ensure that consumers don’t blame him for the increasing cost of goods: begging corporations to save him. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday morning, the President took aim at Walmart and said the corporation should stop blaming his ongoing trade war for rising prices and insisted the company “EAT THE TARIFFS.” “Walmart 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,” he wrote. “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!!!” Trump demands that Walmart “EAT THE TARIFFS” and not raise prices pic.twitter.com/Fo2dNCUg03 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 17, 2025 Have to say: he had us in the first half there, not gonna lie. Trump, as he will do from time to time, stumbled into a “right for the wrong reasons” situation by cal ... Read full article.