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Walmart Faces MAGA Boycott After Heiress Funds 'No Kings' Ad (www.newsweek.com)

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Walmart heiress Christy Walton is facing backlash, and Walmart is facing some calls for a boycott from Trump supporters after placing a full-page ad in The New York Times urging Americans to attend town halls and engage in civic discourse.

While the "No Kings Day" ad did not mention President Donald Trump by name, its emphasis on values like honoring commitments to allies, defending against dictators, and respecting trading partners was widely interpreted as a critique of Trump's foreign policy and "America First" agenda.

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago

Best possible scenario.

From what I understand, people are overblowing how much of an heiress she is.

I read she married into the family, did barely anything with the company, and inherited some money when her husband died.

A mostly unconnected person using Walmart's money to advertise against Trump and that also causing a right-wing boycott of Walmart is awesome. Maybe both will crash