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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Oliver O'Connell

Trump orders Walmart to ‘eat the tariffs’ and stop blaming his trade war for rising prices: ‘I’ll be watching’

Fresh back from his Middle Eastern tour, President Donald Trump turned his attention to domestic economic issues on Saturday, lashing out at Walmart for its announcement that prices will start going up this month as tariffs on imports start to bite.

America’s largest retailer warned customers this week that price increases for many products are imminent because, as the company’s chief financial officer, John David Rainey, said, the tariffs are “still too high” — even with the recently announced agreement to lower duties on imports from China to 30 percent for 90 days.

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