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Walmart boycott campaign launched after outcry over 'Impeach 45' clothing
Fox News ^ | 7/3/2018 | Ryan Gados

Posted on 07/03/2018 12:01:35 PM PDT by Signalman

Walmart has found itself on the receiving end of a torrent of outrage after it was discovered Monday that the superstore was selling anti-Trump “Impeach 45” apparel on its website.

The outcry sparked a #BoycottWalmart trend on Twitter as users expressed their distaste for the chain promoting the impeachment of President Trump, echoing some Congressional Democrats.

Ryan Fournier, chairman of the group Students for Trump, was one of the first to discover Walmart was selling the clothing item, according to the International Business Times. He asked the company in a tweet, “What kind of message are you trying to send?”

One user accused Walmart of joining the “far left.”

“I didn’t want to believe it. So I searched myself,” another user wrote. “This is despicable. All American Walmart? Im (sic) out!!!”

Old Glory is the company that sells the “Impeach 45” apparel and it’s not the only one. A quick search on Walmart.com revealed three other companies selling Trump impeachment merchandise.

"These items were sold by third party sellers on our open marketplace, and were not offered directly by Walmart. We’re removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies," a Walmart spokesperson said.

A search for “Make America Great Again” apparel yielded plenty of hats, T-shirts and coffee mugs as well.

It’s not the first time Walmart has caused a stir.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: boycott; walmart

1 posted on 07/03/2018 12:01:35 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

Just spent a minute on twitter.com #BoycottWalmart. Didn’t see anything from Trump supporters. Seems like most of us like free speech and capitalism. But liberals are all excited about what they imagine we are thinking.


2 posted on 07/03/2018 12:07:36 PM PDT by LostPassword
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To: LostPassword

Yes I think it’s just a change the channel moment.


3 posted on 07/03/2018 12:16:37 PM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: LostPassword

BTW they still have plenty of MAGA hats on their site so I’m OK with the other side trying to get their message out:-)


4 posted on 07/03/2018 12:17:59 PM PDT by Harpotoo
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To: Harpotoo

They should be able to sell the shirts..other wise they will pull Trump stuff next..becareful what you do..


5 posted on 07/03/2018 12:18:53 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Signalman

It’s stupid but, whatever.

I’m sure there were plenty of anti-Obama stuff sold during his tenure...


6 posted on 07/03/2018 12:19:43 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Signalman
Not to worry.......... Wallyworld sells to both sides of the aisle.

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3668013/posts

7 posted on 07/03/2018 12:22:32 PM PDT by deport
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To: Signalman; All

The only way Walmart can fix this is by making MAGA shirts, Build the Wall and Lock Her Up shirts.

If Walmart refuses, then they have chosen sides.

Dumb business idea to politicize your business. You will loose at least 50% of your customers if not more. Whomever, thought this was a good idea should be immediately fired.


8 posted on 07/03/2018 12:26:34 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Signalman

Okay I just went to Walmart’s site and they do sell MAGA hats and coffee cups.

https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=MAGA&cat_id=0


9 posted on 07/03/2018 12:28:14 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: deport
Wallyworlds Trump side

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10 posted on 07/03/2018 12:29:49 PM PDT by deport
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To: Signalman

Walmart is a business, and it is the job of management to make a profit. Given that people can be partisan, so long as any company’s management decides to sell to both sides, I’m fine with that...I just won’t buy any of the “Impeach 45” crap, that’s all. It is like having biased CNN or MSNBC on TV that you don’t like - just don’t watch it.


11 posted on 07/03/2018 1:10:31 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Signalman

Ok. They want to sell a product idiots want to buy. I don’t see a problem.


12 posted on 07/03/2018 1:33:09 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Signalman

We’ve quietly boycotted Wal Mart for years. Ever since I saw an article on FR with Chinese troops executing Tibetan teenagers for protesting Chinese occupation. Another FReeper mentioned how Wal Mart represents 25% of China’s economy and that did for me and my family.

Haven’t been there since.


13 posted on 07/03/2018 1:42:15 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: LostPassword
Just spent a minute on twitter.com #BoycottWalmart. Didn’t see anything from Trump supporters.

Most Trump supporters are smart enough to understand that there are a multitude of products that pop up on Walmart's website through various third party vendors and it's not like these were on the shelves in the neighborhood store.

In other words, most Trump supporters understand how on-line shopping works.

14 posted on 07/03/2018 1:45:32 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Signalman

I’m sure that they also sell “Crooked Hillary - Lock her up!” apparel, right? / sarc


15 posted on 07/03/2018 2:05:20 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: Signalman

I can not support a Walmart boycott since I never shop there.

JoMa


16 posted on 07/03/2018 4:22:44 PM PDT by joma89
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To: Signalman

Sold and shipped by “Old Glory”?

“Old Gloryhole” would be a more appropriate name for Sales and Distribution..


17 posted on 07/03/2018 4:26:21 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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