Trump to meet major retailers to discuss tariffs, White House official says

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Source: Reuters, via Yahoo! Finance

Reuters
Trump to meet major retailers to discuss tariffs, White House official says

Reuters
Mon, April 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM EDT 1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with representatives from major retailers on Monday afternoon to discuss the impact of sweeping tariffs on their businesses, a White House official said.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed a Bloomberg report that said the meeting at the White House will include representatives from Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and Target.

Home Depot, Lowe's and Target did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Walmart declined to comment.

Trump's tariff policies have sent ripples across numerous industries and exerted pressure on U.S. stock markets that have been roiled for weeks by his erratic moves.

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(Reporting by Nandita Bose; additional reporting by Ismail Shakil; editing by Rami Ayyub)

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Translation: Trump to meet rich CEOs to collect bribes for tariff exemptions.

[TommyT139]

2. And making sure

They have lines of Dear Leader Birthday products, now that they don't need the shelf space for Pride seasonals.

[nitpicked]

3. No, making sure they are well stocked for Flag Day

So that everyone can hoist a flag at home and bring a small one along to the parade route.

[TommyT139]

9. He may assume

...that it is Divine Providence that his birthday is also Flag Day, and moreover, the birthday of the Army. (And that latter justifies More Tanks!)

Not very different than "L'État, c'est moi," I suppose.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Dear Leader statues, necklaces, hats, flags, shoes.

Plenty of space, no need to cater to LGBT, women, POC.
Only products of importance now are for white straight males.
And honoring Dear Leader of course.

[Icanthinkformyself]

5. From the start

it was all about extortion and grifting. Conventional analysist using conventional arguments within the context of this being, somehow, normal times discussing the tariffs in economic terms is cognitive disconnect at it's most extreme. Like main stream science, they don't like anomalies. They can't be explained in normal terms so, they have to be hide them when they can.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes well said.

We see a mob boss running a criminal enterprise. The media and public either can't wrap their heads around
it or agree with it. So couch it all in normal ways that sound reasonable and legal.

When it is the greatest heist in the history of the world.

[PortTack]

6. He's their guy...if you're losing business...it must be something they are doing. Couldn't possibly be from

Tariffs or some other wonderful business friendly policy the administration has put forward

[Ol Janx Spirit]

8. Now the next Democratic president knows how to go around congress to...

...force big corporations to do things like raise their minimum wage, extend family leave, make their workplaces' safe, pay their fair share in taxes, and ensure the best healthcare for their employees.... Tariff them until they come to the table begging for a deal.