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Walmart denies Trump's claim that he pressured them into price cuts
President Donald Trump boasted that he pressured Walmart into lowering their prices in honor of America's 250th anniversary — but that's not true, the company stated.According to The Bulwark's Catherine Rampell, Earlier this week Walmart found itself enlisted in ... when President Trump posted that at his administration’s 'request to celebrate our great Country’s 250th birthday' the company would be 'dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15, among many other products.'The issue is that the price drops were not unusual and were not ordered by Trump.Walmart has so-called rollback sales all the time as promotions to get more people into the store or to buy more while they are there — and according to a spokesperson, the sale Trump is talking about began a week before he made the claim that the cuts would be happening soon at his request.Sources for The Wall Street Journal claimed that a USDA official had a phone call with Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons in the days before July Fourth to discuss beef prices, and on that call, Walmart revealed they “already had plans to reduce prices on many items for the summer, including beef.”Trump has often tried to take credit for economic decisions that were not only made without his input, but often before he was paying attention to the issue or even before he was in office altogether.In other cases, he has outright fabricated numbers, like his boast of securing 19.2 trillion in foreign manufacturing investment in the United States, when in reality, manufacturing investment has declined since he took office.
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DNyuz
· Jul 10, 2026
Walmart denies Trump’s claim that he pressured them into price cuts
President Donald Trump boasted that he pressured Walmart into lowering their prices in honor of America’s 250th anniversary — but that’s not true, the company stated. According to The Bulwark’s Catherine Rampell, “Earlier this week Walmart found itself enlisted in when President Trump posted that at his administration’s ‘request to celebrate our great Country’s []
Fox Business
· Jul 6, 2026
Walmart, Sam's Club slash prices on thousands of products as Trump says move came at his request
President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Walmart summer price cuts were initiated at his administration's request to celebrate the country's 250th birthday.
The Daily Beast
· Jul 10, 2026
White House Rages After Embarrassing Trump Story Exposed
Umit Bektas/ReutersThe White House has gone into full defense mode after Donald Trump was found taking credit for price cuts that had nothing to do with him.On Monday, the 80-year-old president posted on Truth Social that Walmart would be “lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s request,” including cutting the cost of beef by 15 percent as part of the country’s 250th birthday celebrations.Trump took a victory lap, praising the announcement as a “huge deal” for millions of Americans suffering through a cost-of-living crisis. The president’s second term has been dogged by high food prices, despite Trump making lowering them a central pledge of his 2024 campaign.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Quartz
· Jul 7, 2026
Walmart is slashing summer prices on beef and soda as Trump claims credit for the cuts
Walmart's statement made no mention of the Trump administration, and the discounts had been in place before the president's social media post
The Hill
· Jul 7, 2026
Walmart statement silent on any Trump role in reducing prices
While President Trump said Monday that Walmart was lowering prices at his administration’s request, the company’s announcement on the matter made no mention of the president’s role in the change. Walmart said Monday it is lowering prices this summer on groceries, household essentials, outdoor items, toys and apparel. The lower prices are “designed to help customers...
Foreign Policy Journal
· Jul 10, 2026
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Price Cuts Offer Little Relief As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Pushes Retirees Toward Early Social Security Claims
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) announced in early July 2026 that it would cut prices on a range of grocery and household staples, including double-digit reductions on ground beef and drops of more than a third on multipacks of Coca-Cola. The retailer’s move signals how severely household budgets have been squeezed, given that a company of Walmart’s [] The post Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Price Cuts Offer Little Relief As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Pushes Retirees Toward Early Social Security Claims appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.
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Related coverage for "Walmart denies Trump's claim that he pressured them into price cuts": DNyuz — Walmart denies Trump’s claim that he pressured them into price cuts. Fox Business — Walmart, Sam's Club slash prices on thousands of products as Trump says move came at his request. The Daily Beast — White House Rages After Embarrassing Trump Story Exposed. Quartz — Walmart is slashing summer prices on beef and soda as Trump claims credit for the cuts. The Hill — Walmart statement silent on any Trump role in reducing prices. Foreign Policy Journal — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Price Cuts Offer Little Relief As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Pushes Retirees Toward Early Social Security Claims