President Trump announced on Monday that Walmart would be slashing prices in celebration of America’s 250th birthday, just days after he announced a gas retailer chain in Pennsylvania would be doing the same.
Previously, Trump threatened retailers with a Department of Justice investigation into price gouging.
“The Retailers must quickly react to this statement, and do what they know is right — DROP YOUR PRICE FOR OUR GREAT AMERICAN PEOPLE! There will be no gouging, which is totally illegal,” he said in a statement last week.
Trump further called on California, where the average gas price is over $5 per gallon, to lower its gas tax. “Soon the Tax will be higher than the Product itself, and the United States will not stand for it, nor will the People of California, who are being abused by these ridiculous Taxes, and by their own Government,” he said.
Days later, Trump promoted the Freedom Fuel Network in Pennsylvania, which he described as a “VERY smart Retailer,” announcing that on July 3, they would be lowering prices “because they love the U.S.A.”
“This Retailer is taking the lead, and others should follow,” Trump said. “We are proud to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday in the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Birthplace of our very special, one-of-a-kind Declaration of Independence, and where I won BIG in the Presidential Election! America has never been stronger than it is now, and Gas Prices will soon be back to the Record Low Prices Americans enjoyed at the pump before our very successful ‘excursion’ in Iran. Happy Birthday America!”
And on Monday, Trump lauded Walmart as “one of the biggest, best, and smartest Retailers in America,” announcing that they will now be “lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s request to celebrate our great Country’s 250th birthday.” This includes a price cut of almost 15% on ground beef and other products, Trump said. “This is a huge deal for the many millions of Americans who, smartly, shop at Walmart, which is a truly patriotic Company who loves the U.S.A.”
Trump went on to slam Joe Biden for the “worst inflation crisis in history,” his disastrous border policies, the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan that killed 13 US service members, and “many other failures.” Trump added, “Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, just like egg and Prescription Drug prices which I am bringing down by historic levels. Walmart is stepping up in a big and bold way, and other Retailers should follow the lead of these absolute Patriots. Together, we will make America stronger and greater than ever before!”
Full statement below:
Great news! I have just been informed that one of the biggest, best, and smartest Retailers in America, Walmart, will be lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration’s request to celebrate our great Country’s 250th birthday. Walmart will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%, among many other products. This is a huge deal for the many millions of Americans who, smartly, shop at Walmart, which is a truly patriotic Company who loves the U.S.A.
My Administration is lowering prices that Joe Biden incompetently raised with the worst inflation crisis in history, a total disaster along with the Southern Border, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, and many other failures. Just as I promised, Oil Prices are plummeting FAST, and Gas Prices at the pump are dropping too, just like egg and Prescription Drug prices which I am bringing down by historic levels. Walmart is stepping up in a big and bold way, and other Retailers should follow the lead of these absolute Patriots. Together, we will make America stronger and greater than ever before! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Earlier, Trump also shared a Bloomberg article about Saudi Arabia cutting oil prices to their lowest in decades, noting that global crude oil prices are down to pre-war levels as the fragile memorandum of understanding with Iran ceases fighting. “OIL PRICES COMING DOWN,” Trump wrote.
The US and Iran agreed to halt strikes and meet in Doha last weekend after the US launched multiple strikes against Iran in response to Iran targeting commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told reporters last week, “We hit them very hard for three nights, as you know, but we’re getting along very well, so I call it the denuclearization, and it’s all taking place. It’s all going well.”
Still, Trump told reporters earlier that he may “finish the job” in Iran.
“And it won’t be tough to finish the job. I’d rather make a deal because I don’t want to affect 91 million people,” the President said.
“We can knock down their bridges in one hour. We can knock out their energy supply. All of those big plants that they built, big, beautiful, modern plants. They had a lot of money. They don’t have any money now. We haven’t given them any money. But we can knock out their electricity and power-generating plants in, I would say, a small part of an afternoon. Every plant will be gone, and they know that.”
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