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Walmart removes anti-Trump items after #BoycottWalmart campaign, but they are still on Amazon and other sites

A Twitter campaign urging consumers to boycott Walmart Inc. led to the retailer removing some items from its online marketplace that promoted the impeachment of President Donald Trump, but the very same T-shirts are available on Amazon.com Inc. and other sites.

The hashtag #BoycottWalmart WMT, +0.21% started trending in response to a range of T-shirts uncovered late Monday with the message “Impeach 45” emblazoned on the front. The T-shirts were still available on the site Tuesday at prices ranging from $16.95 to $41.95 for a long-sleeved version.

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

However, the same T-shirts were still available on Amazon AMZN, -0.06% on Thursday, also from third-party sellers including Kamal Ohava.

There were also “Impeach 45” T-shirts on arts-and-crafts platform Etsy Inc. ETSY, +1.02% from a variety of sellers. eBay.com EBAY, +0.08%  was also offering versions of the T-shirts.

Amazon, Etsy and eBay did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Most of the Walmart T-shirts were made by Old Glory, a Connecticut-based company that makes T-shirts for music and entertainment events, but there were also versions on offer from City Shirts, and Hanes Brands Inc. HBI, -1.04% the company that is known for its plain underwear and other basic clothing.

Trump supporters were irate, as was evident in the many tweets criticizing Walmart.

On Thursday, a #BoycottAmazon hashtag had started trending,

And Etsy and eBay had not escaped notice either:

However, it’s worth noting that all four websites also offer a range of products that feature Trump’s “Make America Great Again” and “America First” slogans, including baseball caps, T-shirts, hoodies and even underwear, as well as a range of items with the message “I heart Trump” and “Trump won, get over it.”

Those items were made by manufacturers including Rogue River Tactical, an outdoor and sporting goods company based in Cottage Grover, Oregon, CP,W4W, which sells clothing, baby products, home-improvement products and sports and outdoors goods; and Brisco Brands, a clothing brand based in Ramseur, North Carolina, among others.

The Amazon site offers pro-Trump products, that include “Liberal Tears” drink insulators and “100% Deplorable” decals.

Walmart stock shrugged off the furor to close up 0.5% on Tuesday, and was up another 0.6% on Thursday. Amazon shares were up 0.6% and Etsy was up 1.5% and eBay stock was down 0.1%.

Walmart stock has fallen 14% in 2018, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.33%  has fallen 1.7% and the S&P 500 SPX, +0.30%  has gained 1.9%.

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