Tuesday on CNN’s “Wolf,” Wal Mart CEO Doug McMillon admitted he was surprised Wal Mart sold Confederate flag merchandise.

Discussing his decision to pull the merchandise, McMillon said, “We just don’t want to sell products that make anyone feel uncomfortable and we felt like that was the case. This was the right thing to do.”

When asked “Were you shocked to see that kind of merchandise on Wal-Mart platforms?

McMillon said, “I was surprised. yeah.”

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