Trump said Walmart lowered prices at his administration’s request, highlighting an almost 15% cut in ground beef as part of summer rollbacks tied to the July 4-to-250th-birthday season.
Walmart’s statement, issued after Trump’s post, listed discounts on beef, corn, cherries, ice cream, chips and Coke and Pepsi products but made no mention of any White House involvement.
The claim comes as Trump faces inflation backlash before November’s midterms: consumer prices are up 4.2% over 12 months, above the 3% rate he inherited, after tariff effects and the Iran war pushed costs higher.
Walmart has become a recurring Trump target and gauge of consumer stress; in May 2025 he told the retailer to “eat” tariff costs rather than pass them on to shoppers.