Donald Trump Receives Warning Letter Signed by Over 660 Retailers With the ongoing trade war between the Unitedbr States and China, American companies havebr written a letter to Trump, urging for a cease-fire. The letter, organized by the “Tariffs Hurt thebr Heartland” coalition, is backed by a number ofbr big names such as Walmart, Target and Costco. via Tariffs Hurtbr the Heartland The companies reaffirmed that they recognizebr a need for change, but asked Trump to considerbr a different route that doesn’t involve tariffs. via Tariffs Hurtbr the Heartland In May, Trump raised tariffs to 25 onbr $200 billion worth of Chinese consumer products,br such as luggage, bicycles and handbags. His latest threat against China has been tobr possibly impose more tariffs on another $300 billionbr in goods, such as clothes, toys and appliances.