Walmart Pulls ‘Impeach 45’ Shirts After Calls for Boycott By Trump Supporters

Walmart has taken apparel which encourages President Donald Trump‘s impeachment off the market in the wake of a public outcry from Trump supporters.

“These items were sold by third-party sellers on our open marketplace and were not offered directly by Walmart,” a company spokesperson told Yahoo Lifestyle. “We’re removing these types of items pending review of our marketplace policies.”

Trump reelection campaign manager Brad Parscale confirmed Walmart’s decision on Twitter, saying the sale of those shirts was “not deliberate” on Walmart’s part and calling off the boycott army:

No need to boycott. @Walmart has assured me that the merchandise will be down as soon as possible. It was not deliberate. Thank you @Walmart for doing the right thing! https://t.co/3idCTXIoCA

— Brad Parscale (@parscale) July 3, 2018

“Thank you, Walmart, for doing the right thing!” Parscale tweeted.

Oh, yeah. Caving into public pressure, First Amendment be damned, is definitely the “right thing” in these times. I wonder how fervent the boycotters would’ve been about respecting public figures if third-party sellers had been peddling “Lock Her Up” apparel.

To be fair, however, Yahoo Lifestyle points out that Walmart has pulled other merchandise on similar grounds. This past fall, under public scrutiny, Walmart stopped selling shirts from a third-party seller which read: “Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some Assembly Required.”

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