Boycott: Walmart Under Fire For Selling “Impeach 45” Apparel

Walmart is facing backlash from conservatives after it was discovered Monday that the superstore is carrying “Impeach 45” merchandise on its website.

The discovery was brought to mainstream attention by Ryan Fournier, chairman of the group Students for Trump, who asked the company in a Tweet “@walmart why are you selling Impeach 45 baby clothes on your website?????”

.@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

Since then, a boycott has gone viral under the hashtag #BoycottWalmart:

I’m posting this again this morning for all those who didn’t see it last night. Walmart is selling impeach Trump shirts. #BoycottWalmart pic.twitter.com/dTdGrgbm93

— T-Roy(Swamp People) (@broussard_troy) July 3, 2018

The baby One Piece on the site currently has 46 one-star reviews, such as “I would never buy this and I cannot believe this is being promoted…,” and “I bought this for the babies that want it, but it didn’t fit since they’re all full grown adults. Do you have bibs perhaps? They tend to drool a lot when they speak of 45, especially that Congresswoman from California.“

Trump HUD appointee Lynne Patton said: “Imagine if they sold “Impeach 44” shirts? @Walmart would be called racist by every single celebrity on the internet & be forced to close for diversity training.”

#BoycottWalmart Imagine if they sold “Impeach 44” shirts? @Walmart would be called racist by every single celebrity on the internet & be forced to close for diversity training. #DoubleStandard#HollywoodHypocrites#LiberalLogic https://t.co/W6kBk96Q1Y

— Lynne Patton (@LynnePatton) July 3, 2018

“#BoycottWalmart starts now. As long as you keep selling Impeach Trump gear my family will no longer shop at your stores.”

@Walmart #BoycottWalmart starts now. As long as you keep selling Impeach Trump gear my family will no longer shop at your stores. A corp such as yours should not take a political stance one way or the other. Bad business decision on your part You just alienated a huge demographic

— MAGAPatriotAZKimberlie (@collectivecmgmt) July 3, 2018

RETAIL RESISTANCE: Walmart is selling hate Trump gear for July 4th. pic.twitter.com/0wSoS0GK9Q

— thebradfordfile (@thebradfordfile) July 3, 2018

Another Twitter user pointed out that Amazon is also selling the controversial apparel:

Amazon also….pic.twitter.com/vPjL2VSjgO

— Janice (@iJancy) July 3, 2018

The slogan was first programmed into the American psyche by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) who has led chants of “Impeach 45” at political rallies.

The anti-Trump apparel isn’t the first time Walmart has come under fire for divisive clothing. In 2016, they removed a range of “black lives matter” apparel from their shelves after the National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP), a police advocacy group, accused Walmart of “profiting from racial division,” reports Pritha Paul of the International Business Times. 

Letter from National President Canterbury to Walmart President and CEO regarding third party sellers of BLM gear on the company website. pic.twitter.com/BLu1Eb0iND

— FOP Legislative (@FOPLegislative) December 20, 2016

The line of clothing, sold by a third party manufacturer on Walmart.com, which stirred up controversy at the time were merchandize containing the caption “Bulletproof — Black Lives Matter.” –International Business Times

“Like other online retailers, we have a marketplace with millions of items offered by third parties that includes Blue Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter merchandise. After hearing concerns from customers, we are removing the specific item with the ‘bulletproof’ reference,” a Walmart spokesman told Fortune in a statement.