13-06-2025
MAGA Calls For Walmart Boycott After Christy Walton's NYT Ad
Far-right influencers are calling on Donald Trump 's supporters to boycott Walmart after one of the company's heirs took out a full-page ad in The New York Times last Sunday promoting the 'No Kings' protests planned for the day of Trump's military parade this weekend.
The ad purchased by Christy Walton, 76, who inherited a 1.9% stake in Walmart from her late husband John Walton and is one of the richest women in the United States, encouraged Trump critics to mobilize against the president's costly military parade scheduled for Saturday, Forbes reported. It's similar to another ad she paid for in the Times back in March.
'The honor, dignity, and integrity of our country are not for sale,' Sunday's ad read.
Trump acolytes including far-right influencer Laura Loomer, White House special adviser Kari Lake and Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna all attacked Walton over the ad.
'Looks like the Walmart dynasty is big mad about China Tariffs,' Luna wrote.
Walmart heiress Christy Walton is funding full page color ads in the NYT for 'No Kings Day,' a nationwide counter protest scheduled for Trump's birthday, organized by far-left group Indivisible.
Looks like the Walmart dynasty is big mad about China Tariffs.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) June 10, 2025
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Walmart Chief Financial Officer David Rainey warned investors in an interview with CNBC last month that shoppers will likely see higher prices toward the end of May and in June because of Trump's tariffs.
A spokesperson for Walmart told HuffPost, 'the advertisements from Christy Walton are in no way connected to or endorsed by Walmart,' noting that 'she does not serve on the board or play any role in decision making at Walmart.'
'We condemn violence, including when it's directed towards law enforcement, and the damaging of property,' the spokesperson said before referring to the ongoing protests in LA, where Trump called in the National Guard. 'As a company with associates and customers in the Los Angeles region, we remain focused on their safety and that of impacted communities. '
Nonetheless, the far-right account Libs of Chicago and other users with high followings lashed out at Walmart on X, calling for a boycott of the retail chain.
'Sort of ironic isn't it? A Walton married a socialist,' Libs of Chicago wrote. 'If there was ever a time to boycott Walmart, it's now.'
One of the ppl funding the socialist movement is Christy Ruth Walton who is a stake holder of @Walmart.
Sort of ironic isn't it?
A Walton married a socialist.
If there was ever a time to boycott Walmart, it's now.
— Libs Of Chicago (@Libs_OfChicago) June 9, 2025
A representative for Walton sent HuffPost a statement saying the ad was a 'personal' message from her meant to people encourage to 'engage peacefully and civically' during the Saturday protests, and was unrelated to anti-ICE protests unfolding in Los Angeles.
Walton has 'provided no funding to organizations or individuals involved in the demonstrations in Los Angeles or other cities, nor has she provided any funding to those organizing the upcoming events,' the statement said.
'Her interest is simply in encouraging people to listen to one another, participate in their communities, and productively engage on the issues they care about,' the statement continued. 'She believes while we have the right to protest, we do not have a right to violence. She condemns violence in all forms and her message promotes civic engagement, peaceful dialogue, and the sharing of diverse views and voices.'
The president, who also used force against protesters in his first term, threatened that anyone who came out to protest the military parade will be met with 'very heavy force.'
'If there's any protest[er] that wants to come out, they will be met with very big force, by the way. And for those people that want to protest, they're gonna be met with very big force,' Trump said Tuesday.
— Aaron Rupar (@ 2025-06-10T16:47:27.985Z
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