KEY TAKEAWAYS Walmart has become the latest example of a big company catching high profile political pushback in a still-fluid trade environment, as President Trump said on social media Saturday that the retail giant should "eat the tariffs.

In a surprising turn of events, Walmart has agreed to absorb some tariff costs following public pressure from former President Donald Trump. This decision comes amidst a heated debate over who should bear the burden of tariffs,

President Donald Trump lashed out at Walmart (WMT) on Saturday, pressuring the retail giant not to raise prices after it warned that his trade war policies would force it to do so.