The 26 products Walmart is worried could get hit the hardest by Trump’s trade war with China

By Bob Bryan

 

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Walmart’s stern warning to President Donald Trump about the trade war with China appeared to go unheard, and now some key goods sold by the retail giant could see serious trouble.

In a letter to Trump and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent about two weeks ago, Walmart warned that the latest tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods could cause major disruptions to its supply chain and price increases for its shoppers.

“As the largest retailer in the United States and a major buyer of US manufactured goods, we are very concerned about the impacts these tariffs would have on our business, our customers, our suppliers, and the US economy as a whole,” Sarah Thorn, Walmart’s senior director for global government affairs, said in the letter, seen by Business Insider.

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