“We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer,” a Walmart spokesperson said.
There's a national debate currently happening over the Confederate flag after the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina last week.
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Protesters held a rally in front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday calling for its removal from the Statehouse grounds.
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On Tuesday, Walmart confirmed to CNN that they have removed the Confederate flag and any merchandise containing it from the both their physical and online stores.
"We never want to offend anyone with the products that we offer. We have taken steps to remove all items promoting the Confederate flag from our assortment — whether in our stores or on our website. We have a process in place to help lead us to the right decisions when it comes to the merchandise we sell. Still, at times, items make their way into our assortment improperly — this is one of those instances."
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