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Walmart will absorb cost of some tariffs, Secretaries of Treasury Scott bet Says Sunday after talking to CEO of the Wake of President’s Wake Donald TrumpWarning that retail warning should “eat tariffs.”
The bussnt details his conversation Walmart CEO Doug McMillon during an appearance of the “State of Union,” when he was asked about the Soct Media Post Trump in considerations of a conveys call last week.
“I’m talking to Doug McMillon, I have a great relationship, yesterday to know what to say,” McMillon’s Secretary Must Give “The Most McMillon Companies” Because of the McMillon Companies McMillon “due to carcion requirements.
“So Walmart absorbs some tariffs,” Bossent says. “Some may have passed to consumers.”
The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday says he talked to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, with Tarks, “even when others passed by consumer. (Reuters / Nathan Howard / Reuters Photos)
On Thursday, McMillon said Walmart to do the best to keep prices, but in the “size” of tariffs, “even decreases levels informed of all the pressures given the reality of the narrow sale margins.”

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said a calling in earned last week that the company should raise some prices due to tariffs. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images, File / Getty Images)
McMillon makes the statement as the dealer reports its first quarter results, meeting the Wall Street expectations.
Hardened | security | Finally | change | Change% |
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WMT | WALMART INC. | 98.25 | +1.81 | + 1.88% |
Trump replied At the statement on Saturday with a post of his or her social platform fact.
“Walmart should stop bothering the tariffs as it causes raising prices across the chain,” Trump’s letter. “Walmart has made billions of dollars last year, more than expected. Between Walmart and China needed, ‘prepare characters, and as your customers!
After Saturday, Walmart responds to Trump, saying a statement, “We often work to keep our prices as far as we can be the prices of small margins together.”
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Bossent also says his McMillon interview covered which Walmart prices are most concerned about.
“Some Doug I mentioned is, for his consumers, for his buyers, the most important thing is fuel prices,” says Bosseless. “And this administration gets fuel prices.”

A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, on May 15, 2025. (Reuters / Mike Blake / Reuters Photos)
National prices for regular gasoline averaged $ 3.178 on Sunday, compared to $ 3.592 a year ago, according to Asurounovile Assoount. Regular fuel reached the maximum national average price of $ 5.016 on June 14, 2022, under the administration of the Biden.
Bessent says that while he expects the inflation “stay in line,” he rebuked the former president Joe Biden For making the present sense of uncertainty among American consumers.
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“But I don’t blame the consumers because of the skittilla after what happened to them four years under Biden,” he said. “We have the worst inflation for 40 years.”
The Fox Business’ Brie Sturmson contributes to this report.