Tariffs Are a Tax—And Trump Wants Retailers to Swallow Them Whole In a stunning display of economic ignorance, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to rage at Walmart for daring to tell the truth: tariffs raise prices. And when that happens, someone has to pay. But rather than take responsibility for igniting a trade war that’s setting American households on fire, Trump wants the country’s largest retailer to "eat the tariffs" like they’re free breadsticks at Mar-a-Lago. Here’s the logic, straight from the anti-business fever swamp: "Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year… they should… ‘EAT THE TARIFFS’ and not charge valued customers ANYTHING." This is not just childish—it’s dangerous. Trump thinks business works like a mob movie: “You got…
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