Trump fires back at Walmart for blaming him over rising prices due to tariffs

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In light of Trump’s tariffs, Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon shared the company’s decision to raise prices.

“We will do our best to keep our prices as low as possible. But given the magnitude of the tariffs, even at the reduced levels announced this week, we aren’t able to absorb all the pressure given the reality of narrow retail margins,” he said in a statement.

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President Donald Trump was quick to answer back.

In a post on the social media platform Truth Social, he wrote, “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain. Walmart made BILLIONS OF DOLLARS last year, far more than expected. Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, ‘EAT THE TARIFFS,’ and not charge valued customers ANYTHING.

“I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”

Trump announced a temporary truce with China and even lowered duties on the majority of Chinese imports from a startling 145 percent to 30 percent for a 90-day period.

He warned that without a new deal with China, the US might impose even greater tariffs

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John David Rainey, chief financial officer at Walmart, said that the tariffs imposed by Trump are “still too high.”

“We’re wired for everyday low prices, but the magnitude of these increases is more than any retailer can absorb,” Rainey told CNBC.

Last month, the chief executives of Walmart and Target spoke with the president about the devastating potential impacts of tariffs, saying his broad tariff policy might disrupt supply chains and cause product shortages. The conversation was held behind closed doors.

Following the meeting, the companies issued statements.

“We had a productive meeting with President Trump and his team and appreciated the opportunity to share our insights,” Walmart said.

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Before Trump’s tariffs go into effect, billionaire Mark Cuban urged people to visit “the local Walmart or big box retailer.”

“It’s not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory,” he wrote on the social media site Bluesky.

He said that companies will likely increase the prices and blame it on tariffs even if the goods they sell are domestic.

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Trump Jr. blasted for ‘vile’ comment over Biden’s aggressive cancer diagnosis

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Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has since spread to his bones, according to a statement from his office on Sunday.

Considering how advanced the cancer is, the family is reviewing treatment options.

“Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.

“On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterised by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement read.

“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management.”

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Once the news spread, messages of support came pouring in.

President Donald Trump was among those who expressed their sadness about Biden’s recent medical diagnosis.

Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., however, wasn’t as sympathetic — on the contrary, he made a comment about Biden’s cancer diagnosis that enraged many.

“What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???” Donald Trump Jr. wrote.

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Further, Trump Jr., who serves as a trustee and executive VP of the Trump Organization, agreed with a comment “without question” that stated Biden was “running the country as a vegetable under the rug.”

As expected, social media quickly responded with criticism of his remarks.

“Mocking a man’s cancer and blaming his wife, who’s not even a medical doctor, shows just how low and shallow he is. ‘Stage five’? It’s Grade Group 5, boneh**d,” someone wrote.

“This isn’t politics. It’s cruelty. Ugly, dumb, and vile. Nothing else to call it,” another person added.

A third person accused Don Jr.” accused Don Jr of ‘”shameless opportunism dressed up as patriotism.”

Democrat campaigner, Harry Sisson, also slammed Trump’s son.

“Donald Trump Jr. just made fun of President Biden’s cancer diagnosis. This is where we’re at in American politics. Trump Jr. is a pathetic, reprehensible conman who wouldn’t know decency if it smacked him in the face. Shame on him,” he wrote.

Hours before his comment, Don Jr. shared an image that read, “BREAKING: Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Politics aside, we wish him a speedy recovery!” He captioned his post, “Agreed 100%.”

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Musk responds to Bill Gates’s claim that he was ‘killing children’

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Two of the world’s biggest tech-billionaires, Elon Musk and Bill Gates, got into a public feud after Gates accused Musk of having “blood on his hands” for drastically downsizing the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Musk, the head of DOGE under Trump’s administration, labeled USAID a “criminal organization” and froze payments, placed staff on administrative leave, and effectively dismantled the agency’s operations.

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What’s more, Musk defended his decision. He said of USAID, which was the world’s largest single donor of humanitarian aid, “It became apparent that it’s not an apple with a worm in it. What we have is just a ball of worms. You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing.”

According to Gates, the abrupt funding cuts caused vital food and medicine to go to waste in storage, raising the risk of diseases like measles, HIV, and polio to return.

Speaking to Financial Times, the Microsoft founder said, “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one,” referring to Musk.

He added that Musk suspended support for a hospital in Gaza Province, Mozambique, which aims to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, because he believed US was providing condoms to Hamas in the Middle Eastern Gaza Strip.

“I’d love for him to go in and meet the children that have now been infected with HIV because he cut that money,” he said.

Speaking to CBS Mornings, Gates stated that according to him, the cuts made by DOGE would be at the expense of two million lives.

Recently, Gates opened up about his plan to donate all of his fortune by 2045 in order to help the poor.

“It makes the case that the wealthy have a responsibility to return their resources to society,” Gates who is known for his philanthropy wrote in a blog post. “Carnegie argues that ‘the man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.’” He added, “People will say a lot of things about me when I die, but I am determined that ‘he died rich’ will not be one of them.”

This idea was inspired by Andrew Carnegie’s 1889 essay, “The Gospel of Wealth.”

Gates is, however, concerned that his efforts could be undermined by the decision made by Musk to implement sweeping government cuts to USAID.

The Tesla owner didn’t seem to be pleased with Bill Gates’ stance on DOGE’s cuts and their view of USAID, so he took to X to post, “Gates is a huge liar.”

So far, The Gates Foundation has spent $100 billion to fight global child mortality by funding new medical technologies and treatments.

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JD Vance branded ‘tasteless’ after comment about his wife

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Vice President JD Vance has come a long way since his early days. Being raised by a mother who was a heavy alcohol abuser, he almost took the wrong path in life—had it not been for his grandparents, who took him and his half-sister, Lindsay, in.

When his grandmother learned he was hanging out with the wrong people and that he experimented with drugs, she decided to talk some sense into him. It was a moment Vance would never forget.

After graduating from Middletown High School in 2003, he signed up for the military.

In 2009, he graduated from Ohio State University an received a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy. Eventually, his talent and hard-work opened the doors to Yale Law School, where he graduated with a law degree in 2013.

While at Yale, Vance met Usha, who later became his wife. Today, the couple have three children together.

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Usha comes from a well-educated family of Indian immigrants. Her father worked as an aerospace engineer and university lecturer, while her mother was a professor of molecular biology.

Speaking of Usha, Vance said in 2020, “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities that I didn’t know existed.  

“I’m one of those guys who really benefits from having sort of a powerful female voice over his left shoulder saying, ‘Don’t do that, do that.’”

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When Vance was nominated for vice-president, she put her career on hold in order to support her husband. When Trump won the elections, she appeared on stage next to him.

Being a second lady, Usha accompanies her husband to a number of events.

However, days ago, during an event in Michigan, Vance cracked a joke about his wife that many dubbed “tasteless” and “uncomfortable.”

In a video clip of the event, which has been seen over 10 million times, the vice president said of his wife, “I think she’s doing a great job as second lady of the United States, and I’m so proud to have her by my side.

“And here’s the thing, ’cause the cameras are all on, anything that I say, no matter how crazy, Usha has to smile and laugh and celebrate,” he said gesturing backward toward her.

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The crowd started laughing at his joke, but the online reception wasn’t as warm.

Some social media users even urged Usha to “run” from her husband and his demand for admiration.

“So Vance is a trad husband influencer now?” one person wondered.

“JD Vance saying his wife has to ‘smile, laugh, and celebrate’ whatever he says—no matter how crazy—is straight-up creepy. Political spouses who just sit there grinning like puppets aren’t admirable. They’re useless. And it’s 2025. Women aren’t props,” someone commented.

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“This reeks of the whole misogynist ‘I got a silent, agreeable woman’ trope so bad. No president or VP we’ve had in the past would ever have said this sentence on a public stage,” another person added.

“Definitely a real man who has no insecurities whatsoever about women,” someone else agreed.

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“That sounds like a threat. She should consult a lawyer and ensure the long-term safety and security of herself and the children. I know how this goes over time in a marriage. The threats get real,” a netizen wrote.

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Barack Obama addresses divorce rumors

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Former President Barack Obama opened up about his marriage amid divorce rumors. Speaking to students at Hamilton College on Thursday, he said wittily that he’s working to recover from a “deep deficit” in his marriage to Michelle.

“I was in a deep deficit with my wife,” he said. “So I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things.” 

The Obamas have been in the news lately with rumors about their union.

The buzz around their separation spread so far that some media outlets claimed Barack Obama was dating Friends‘ star Jennifer Aniston. The actress, however, denied the rumors during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying she has only met the former president once.

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Previously, Barack Obama hinted about how his presidency affected his relationship to his wife.

“Let me just say this: It sure helps to be out of the White House and to have a little more time with her,” he said in an interview on CBS Mornings in 2023.

Michelle has also opened up about the rumors. Speaking on her podcast, IMO, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, the former first lady said, “Barack, you know, he had to adjust to what ‘on time’ was for me.”

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She explained that her husband would start getting ready at the time they were supposed to be leaving.

“You know, I’ve got this husband who’s like, when it’s time to leave, it’s 3, he’s getting up and going to the bathroom,” she added.

“And I was like, dude, dude, a 3 o’clock departure means you’ve done all that, you know? It’s like, don’t start looking for your glasses, you know, at the 3 o’clock departure.”

Michelle also opened up about her life after her daughters have moved out.

“[Life] is whatever I want, Sophia, It’s whatever I want,” she said, adding that life of an “empty nester” is liberating.

“It’s the first time in my life all of my choices are for me,” she said on Sophia Bush’s podcast, Work in Progress.

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It was her decisions not to attend Trump’s inauguration and Jimmy Carter’s funeral that triggered the speculations in the first place.

“That’s the thing that we as women, I think… we struggle with disappointing people. I mean, so much so, that this year people were… they couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing,” she explained.

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Recognizing high blood sugar: 7 early signs

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he World Health Organization defines hyperglycemia as high blood sugar. According to the organization, this condition occurs when blood glucose levels are greater than 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL) when fasting, and greater than 11.0 mmol/L (200 mg/dL) two hours after meals.

Hyperglycemia usually happens at individuals who are diagnosed with diabetes.

It is typically caused either by the destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas or by the body’s resistance to insulin.

Recognizing the early signs on high blood sugar may be essential for preventing complications and reducing the risks of other health issues.

Constant Thirst

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People with high blood sugar feel the urge to drink plenty of water because the kidneys are unable to absorb excess glucose. The body then releases this excess through urination, which also pulls other fluids, leading to thirst.

Increased Eating Habits

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High blood sugar interferes with the body’s ability to convert food into energy. As sugar can’t get into the cells properly and stays in the blood instead, the brain misinterprets this as a energy shortage, leading to extensive hunger.

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People with high blood sugar are likely to experience elevated levels of triglyceride, a type of fat that circulates in the bloodstream, which can lead to small bumps on the skin. This condition is known as eruptive xanthomatosis.

Chronic Fatigue

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When the body lacks insulin, cells cannot properly digest glucose from the food you eat, and sugar spills out into the bloodstream. 

This leads to the cells being starved of energy, which makes you tired and causes fatigue.

Headaches and Blurry Vision

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High blood sugar may lead to fluid buildup behind the eyes, causing swelling that distorts vision and makes focusing difficult. The pressure may also induce headaches, affecting productivity and the quality of life.

Tingling and Numbness in Hands and Feet

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When blood sugar stays high for too long, it can hurt the nerves in your body. This causes symptoms such as tingling, numbness, or pain—especially in the hands and feet.

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Skin tags are harmless growths that appear on every part of the body, but mostly on the underarms, groin, neck, and eyelashes. One of the reasons of their appearance is high blood sugar.

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Pope Leo’s menacing message to the US

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Pope Leo was peppered with questions as he moved through the crowd at the Vatican on Monday, during his first international press conference.

He spoke of the importance of free speech and a free press and thanked reporters for covering the papal election. The pontiff also emphasized the significance of “being an informed society in order to make good choices and decisions regarding international policy,” according to NewsNation.

At one point, NewsNation correspondent Robert Sherman asked the Pope Leo if he had “any message” to give the US to which the pontiff replied, “Many.”

He then added: “God bless you all.”

The short answer, which many saw as a menacing message from the Pope to the US, caused quite a stir and vent viral in the blink of an eye.

Plenty of people interpreted it as a dig at the US president whom Pope Leo criticized on the social media as Cardinal Robert Prevost.

In 2015, when Trump announced he was running for president and promised to “build a wall,” the pontiff retweeted an op-ed titled “Why Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is so problematic.”

Pope Leo also criticized Vance for an interview he gave about Christianity on Fox News.

“JD Vance is wrong,” he said. “Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”

Discussing concerns over the Trump administration’s handling of immigration, Vance referenced a Christian tenet “that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.”

After receiving criticism on his views, Vance took to the social media to defend himself, writing, “Just google ‘ordo amoris.’ Aside from that, the idea that there isn’t a hierarchy of obligations violates basic common sense.”

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Ten days later, Pope Leo, as Cardinal Robert Prevost, shared another piece from a Jesuit publication, titled, “Pope Francis’ letter, JD Vance’s ‘ordo amoris’ and what the Gospel asks of all of us on immigration.”

According to the Daily Mail, referring to Pope Leo’s message to the US, some questioned whether he may have misheard the reporter over “any blessings for the United States,” saying it “makes more sense” given that he told the nation “God bless you all.” 

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She is different: 10 facts about the First Lady Melania Trump

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Melania Trump is considered by many one of the most beautiful and most stunning first ladies the US has ever had.

It was back in 1987 when young Melania decided to drop out of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and focus on modeling instead. It took her only a year to get a contract with a modeling agency in Milan. Her looks opened the doors to the fashion industry for her and she was very successful at what she did.

From a small town in her homeland of Slovenia to the White House, her life has been quite an adventure. Melania Trump remains a captivating presence and a name associated with elegance and grace.

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Here are some fascinating facts about Melania Trump you may not know.

1. Melania was born in Melanija Knavs on April 26, 1970, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, making her the second first lady born out of the United States of America. The first was Louisa Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams.

    2. In her homeland, Melania attended the university of Ljubljana, where she studied architecture. However, she decided to drop out of her studies in order to pursue a modeling career.

    3. After dropping out of university, it took Melania only a year to get a contract with a modeling agency in Milan.

    When she met famous Italian businessman Paolo Zampolli, he helped her get a work visa to the US.

    She had appearances in magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and GQ.

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    4. Melania once shared that she speaks several languages, including Slovenian, English, French, Serbian, German, and Italian. However, she’s not fluent in all of them.

    5. Melania received a green card in March 2001 and became a U.S. citizen in 2006, according to PBS. She has always claimed that she arrived in the country legally and never violated the terms of her immigration status.

    6. Melania Trump first met her future husband at a Kit Kat Club event during the New York Fashion Week in 1998. He was with a date that night, but when he saw Melania, he immediately wanted to know more about her. The couple tied the knot in 2005 during a lavish ceremony at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal church in Palm Beach, Florida.

    She’s Trump’s third wife and is 24 years his junior.

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    7. Melania is involved in a number of charities, including Be Best program, which she launched in 2018. It aims at promoting physical and emotional wellbeing among children.

    8. She is the first Catholic First Lady since Jackie Kennedy.

    9. Melania Trump is a devoted mother to her son Barron Trump whom she kept out of the spotlight most of his life. During his childhood, she didn’t have nannies because she has raised him all by herself.

    10. The first lady is an advocate against cyber bullying.

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