CA Walmart Pulling Out Total 250 Stores!
Great job Governor Newsom! 🧐
Walmart is closing multiple stores in California, with confirmed closures of five more locations in San Diego, El Cajon, West Covina, Fremont, and Granite Bay, as part of a broader strategic shift. Analysts… pic.twitter.com/wlJ6EvQmTy
— Andrea Shaffer, Anti-Marxist Warrior (@Andreafreedom76) January 26, 2026
Multiple fact‑checks and official statements confirm:
- Walmart has NOT announced 250 closures in California.
- Governor Newsom’s office states all 303 Walmart stores in California are open.
- The viral claim originated from social‑media posts and was debunked by Walmart and state officials.
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Trump reshared a post on Truth Social that claimed Walmart was closing “250 stores in California, citing $22 per hour minimum wage.”
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s press team said that Walmart’s 303 stores in California are open.
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Newsom was elected as California’s 40th Governor in November 2018 and previously served as Lieutenant Governor of California and Mayor of San Francisco.
In the late hours of Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump shared several posts on his Truth Social account citing the closure of Walmart stores in California due to the state’s minimum but Governor Gavin Newsom was quick to take to X and said that the retail behemoth’s stores were open and functioning.
Trump reshared a post on Truth Social that said Walmart was closing “250 stores in California, citing $22 per hour minimum wage,” leaving the retailer competitive despite its small profit margins.