Thursday, March 28, 2024

Walmart to Stop Selling Items that Contain/Promote Confederate Flag

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*(Via USA Today) – Walmart said in a statement Monday that it is removing “all items” promoting the Confederate flag for sale from its stores and its website.

The move came the same day that Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina called for the removal of a Confederate flag from the state Capitol grounds in Columbia. Her announcement in turn came in the wake of last week’s shooting at a historically black Charleston church that left nine dead.

Charged in the killing is Dylan Roof, 21, who is white and has been attributed with making white supremacist statements. He has been pictured with images of a Confederate flag.

“We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer,” Walmart spokesman Brian Nick said in an emailed statement. “We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the confederate flag from our assortment — whether in our stores or on our web site.”

Read/learn MORE at USA Today.

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