President Donald Trump has ripped into Walmart, saying on social media that the retail giant should eat the additional costs created by his tariffs.

Eat the tariffs' Trump tells Walmart in a social media post warning the company not to blame them for price increases

America’s highest-profile retail chains are walking a difficult tightrope — trying to blunt the financial hit from tariffs by raising prices for consumers without angering them or President Donald Trump.

Walmart has indicated that consumers will soon start seeing higher costs as Trump's tariffs have begun to take effect. And retailers broadly have tried to warn consumers about imp

High-income U.S. consumers are pulling back. Mortgage applications are down, Walmart (WMT) is reporting grocery gains from monied households suddenly keen for deals on eggs and bananas. And now Target joins a growing list of beloved brands waving the red flag that a recession may be coming.

Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon said that the retail giant is being forced to raise its prices as a direct result of the president's trade war.

President Trump told Walmart to "eat the tariffs" instead of raising prices. He criticised the retailer for blaming import taxes and said it should use its profits to avoid passing costs to shoppers.

Calling the European Union "very difficult to deal with," President Donald Trump said Friday the United States would move to enact a 50% tariff on the EU.