Shoppers threaten to boycott Walmart over the sale of anti-Trump 'impeach 45' t-shirts

There has been an outcry over t-shirts that call for Donald Trump to be impeached
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Sophie Williams3 July 2018

Supermarket chain Walmart has been hit with boycott threats after clothes with the phrase "impeach 45" were rolled out on its website.

Customers were able to purchase items with the slogan on clothing for both babies and adults from the company's website.

The items calling for Donald Trump's impeachment caused an uproar on social media with many people threatening to boycott the store.

On Tuesday, the clothing items appear to have been taken down from the website.

It's not the first time items on the store's website has caused outrage. Last year, Walmart was forced to pull a t-shirt from its site that was accused of encouraging the hanging of journalists.

The shirts were spotted by Ryan Fournier, a supporter of President Trump who posted an image of one of the t-shirts online.

He wrote: "Why are you selling impeach 45 baby clothes on your website? What kind of message are you trying to send?"

The tweet sparked outrage online with many people calling for a boycott of the store.

However some people have also chosen to defend the supermarket saying they would purchase one of the shirts.

It's not the first time the store has come under fire for one of its products.

Last year there was outcry over a T-shirt that said: "Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required."

The supermarket later pulled it from its stores and its website.

The Standard has reached out to Walmart for comment.

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