美国总统特朗普宣称沃尔玛应其政府要求主动降低了商品价格[1]。特朗普特别指出，沃尔玛将牛肉价格每磅下调了近15%[1]。
沃尔玛随后发布声明，称此次降价旨在帮助顾客应对夏季消费，并列举了牛肉、玉米等商品的具体降幅[1]。然而，这份声明中并未提及与政府的互动[1]。
特朗普试图将这一降价举措的功劳归于自己，以缓解通胀压力带来的公众不满[1]。数据显示，过去12个月消费者物价通胀率为4.2%，高于特朗普上任时的3%[1]。
此前，特朗普曾于2025年5月要求沃尔玛承担关税成本[1]。
President Trump asserted that Walmart reduced prices at his administration's request, citing specific reductions such as beef dropping nearly 15 percent per pound [1]. However, Walmart's accompanying statement made no mention of government involvement in the price cuts [1].
Walmart characterized the price reductions as an effort to assist customers during summer shopping, listing concrete discounts on items including beef and corn [1]. The retailer did not publicly respond to Trump's claims about the administration's role in prompting the markdowns [1].
The price cut announcement comes as consumer inflation has remained elevated, with the Consumer Price Index up 4.2 percent over the past 12 months—above the 3 percent rate when Trump took office [1]. Trump has sought to address public concerns about inflation by attributing price relief to his policies [1]. In May 2025, Trump had previously pressed Walmart to absorb tariff costs [1].