MAGA Senator Threatens Walmart for Responding to Trump's Tariffs

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Walmart may be wading through dangerous waters with Donald Trump’s administration after announcing that the president’s tariffs would likely lead to price increases for consumers.

During CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday, co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty about the president’s recent outrage at Walmart. The mega retail chain’s CFO warned last week that consumers might start to see higher prices on products as soon as June.

“In the short term, if Walmart decides that they have to raise prices, do you think that that’s un-American, effectively?” Sorkin asked.

“I think Walmart’s gonna have to make some decisions; Walmart has the broadest base of American clients there is. I think they’re gonna be very careful about how they do this. I know that they’ve received some criticism from the president. I think they need to think hard,” Hagerty replied.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/maga-now-threatening-walmart-responding-170411020.html

[Tootbsb]

1. For many people there is no other option.

The little guys were run out of business by them long ago.

[Moostache]

2. It is raise prices or lay off workers...which one does Tennessee Dipshit #1 prefer then? (n/t)

[Emile]

3. So much for the free market, lol.

[spanone]

4. That's 'my' senator. Worthless. Maga trmp ass kisser....

my other senator is marsha blackburn, much much worse.

Tennessee currently sucks.

maga governor.

maga supermajority in congress.

[Cha]

5. Fuck the GD Nazi wannbe Jack Boot Brown Shirts.

[Dave Bowman]

6. I doubt that the Walton ghouls are very impressed.

[Henry203]

7. The Hagerty family owns Pilot travelcenters

They were found guilty of fraud. Someone should see if Pilot travelcenters increase their prices. All the merchandise is from China.

[Wuddles440]

9. It was actually the Haslam family...

that owned Pilot Flying J during the scandal that you referenced and they subsequently sold the business to Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. I believe that the scumbag Haslam mob netted around $11 billion from the sale and have used a portion of the windfall to fund right wing campaigns.

[Henry203]

10. Thanks

I confused the two. I actually did a project for Pilot where I hooked up a system for their corporate cards for truckers across the country. I used to go to corporate in Knoxville all the time.

[patphil]

8. if Walmart decides that they have to raise prices, do you think that that's un-American?

No, that's the way capitalism works. Walmart is in it for the profit, just like every other retail business.
Trump is just trying to redirect the blame from him for initiating the tariff.
If he doesn't want Walmart to raise prices, they he shouldn't have levied the tariff that result in their costs going up.

[Vinca]

11. Gee Sen. Hagerty, whatever happened to the free market the GOP supposedly loves?