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Walmart Facing Boycott Threats Over ‘Impeach 45’ Shirt

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Chris Morris
Former Contributing Writer
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By
Chris Morris
Former Contributing Writer
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July 3, 2018, 8:44 AM ET

Walmart is once again under fire for a shirt available on its Website.

The retailer (WMT) is facing calls for a boycott after supporters of President Donald Trump discovered a shirt for sale readying “Impeach 45“.

The shirts, seemingly discovered by the chairman of the group Students for Trump, are one of a number of “Impeach 45” offerings, which range from sweatshirts to baby clothes from a wide variety of manufacturers. The company also sells a wide range of pro-Trump merchandise, including a substantial number of “Make America Great Again” hats.

News of the shirt prompted a #BoycottWalmart movement on Twitter and social media, with a large number of supporters jumping in.

.@walmart why are you selling Impeach 45 baby clothes on your website?????

What kind of message are you trying to send? https://t.co/PwI4nCVAZx

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) July 3, 2018

Walmart Doesn't Want Patriot's Business – #BoycottWalmart pic.twitter.com/X1UUUfa0Go

— Terry McMurray 🇺🇸 🏝️ (@TerryJMcMurray) July 3, 2018

Looks like @Walmart is looking to join the far left and maybe needs good ol #boycottwalmart to make them think a little! https://t.co/aIMpv9D3Rc

— David Wright (@DavidMichWright) July 3, 2018

@Walmart
REMOVE ALL IMPEACH 45 45 YOUR FIRED FROM YOUR STORES AND WEBSITE OR WE WILL BOYCOTT!! WE ARE MANY WE ARE STRONG!! @realDonaldTrump @PressSec
WALMART YOU CROSSED THE LINE, REMOVE IT NOW OR ELSE!! #BOYCOTTWALMART pic.twitter.com/c9i6e1KFRc

— #MAGA°nanaX3💞 (@perubear7) July 3, 2018

https://twitter.com/jwalters0529/status/1014097283833585664

The call for a Walmart boycott seemingly picked up steam as conservative media outlets spread the word about the shirts.

Walmart, not long ago, was in trouble with liberals as well for a shirt it sold that read “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED”

Facing protests, the company quickly pulled the shirt from its site, saying in a statement “As soon as we were alerted to this content promoting violence against journalists we removed the content, added this content to our automated scanning systems, and kicked off a human sweep of the site to find and remove any similar content.”

(Note: Walmart, on Tuesday afternoon, announced it was pulling the shirts from its Website. Read the full story here.)

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By Chris MorrisFormer Contributing Writer

Chris Morris is a former contributing writer at Fortune, covering everything from general business news to the video game and theme park industries.

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