Trump, Walmart and THE TARIFFS
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AlterNet on MSNWhite House scrambles to clean up Trump’s Walmart 'rage tweeting' amid upcoming 'standoff'President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge over the weekend that tariffs function as a tax ultimately paid by American consumers—not foreign manufacturers—despite years of claiming the opposite. The remark sparked ridicule and forced the White House to scramble to clarify his comments,
The president has backtracked repeatedly on his tariff policies, creating a whiplash with downsides and few clear benefits so far.
The Trump administration’s claim that Americans will feel comforted by gas price drops offsetting the cost of the president’s tariffs doesn’t add up. A report from Axios notes that any savings Americans may see at the pump are minimal compared to the thousands in added consumer costs from President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff plans.
Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation Day” announcement.
I hope Trump pushes forward on tariffs. Hear me out. He has already backtracked faster than a hiker who spies a rattlesnake. Trump spent the first weeks of his second term spitting out tariff rates in a twitchy staccato.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy dumped stock worth tens of thousands of dollars just before a key portion of President Donald Trump’s market-crashing tariffs became public, according to a new report.
White House backed down on China’s tariff after president was told they would hurt ‘Trump’s people’ the most - Several White House staffers had to warn the president that his tariffs would impact ‘Trump’s people.
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As the US and China came to an agreement to lower tariffs sharply this week, trade war uncertainty has, for now, subsided. But Wall Street has a new question for President Donald Trump: What about tax cuts?
During a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Wes Anderson mocked President Donald Trump's proposed tariff on movies produced outside of America.
The White House says Trump's 10% baseline tariff will remain amid evolving trade negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer's increased prices. His comments were in response to the world's largest retailer saying this week it would have to start raising prices later this month due to high tariffs,