Border Patrol riot backfires after arrests expose criminal histories of some suspects
Several of the agitators arrested outside a Minnesota hotel where they believed Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was staying have criminal records, with one arrestee openly embracing a “disrupt disturb resist” slogan on Instagram.
The agitators were outside the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Maple Grove, Minnesota, on Monday night where they had thought Bovino was staying. Arrests were made after authorities said the demonstration was “no longer considered peaceful,” and declared it an unlawful assembly.
Maple Grove police said its officers were responding to reports of a protest at the hotel, adding that it escalated when agitators allegedly began damaging property and throwing objects at officers.
Several people were arrested after they allegedly did not leave once an unlawful assembly and dispersal order was issued, officials said.
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“The Maple Grove Police Department respects and upholds the First Amendment rights of individuals to peacefully assemble and express their views. Our priority remains the safety and security of all residents, visitors, and property within our community,” police said in a statement to KSTP. “At that point, the activity was no longer considered peaceful. Individuals participating in criminal acts are not protected under the First Amendment and were subject to arrest.”
Here are the 13 people arrested by police after protesting outside the hotel where they believed Bovino was staying:
Justin Neal Shelton
Justin Neal Shelton was arrested on charges of obstructing legal process. In 2007, Shelton pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree aggravated robbery after prosecutors said he beat up a pregnant woman while he and another individual were trying to steal her car, according to the Pioneer Press.
When the woman asked Shelton and the other person to leave, they knocked her to the ground and kept kicking her, even striking her with a bottle. The woman’s fetus wasn’t harmed in the incident.
Shelton was sentenced to almost five years in prison. At sentencing, Shelton apologized for his role in the attack.
“First of all, I want to say how sorry I am,” Shelton said. “Even though I was intoxicated at the time, that does not justify my wrongdoing.”
In October 2020, Shelton was also convicted of possessing a firearm or ammunition after committing a violent crime, court records show.
Abraham Nelson Coleman
Abraham Nelson Coleman, 45, was arrested on charges of damage to property. Previously, Coleman has been convicted of the following crimes since 2003:
– Theft
– Theft
– Felony theft
– Damage to property
– Damage to property
– Damage to property
– Theft
Jaylynn Marie Rodriguez
Jaylynn Marie Rodriguez, 24, was arrested on charges of riot. According to her LinkedIn, Rodriguez is a 1L student at the University of Minnesota Law School. She attended Macalester College with a BA in sociology. While at Macalester College, she was a cultural programming coordinator for the Latinx Student Union and program assistant for the Lealtad-Suzuki Center for Social Justice.
Rayna Michelle Alston
Rayna Michelle Alston, 21, was arrested on charges of riot. Alston, a resident of Minneapolis, wrote “disrupt disturb resist” on her Instagram biography section. One of her most recent Instagram stories promotes a “Nationwide shutdown” on Jan. 30.
“No work. No School. No Shopping,” the Instagram story reads.
Josephine Jay Guilbeau
Josephine Jay Guilbeau, 37, was arrested on charges of riot. She was escorted out of a U.S. Senate hearing in September after she allegedly disrupted the hearing and accused committee members of being “complicit” in genocide in Israel, according to Democracy Now.
Guilbeau posted an Instagram video on Monday night showing her with agitators, calling the police response a “military operation.”
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Freya Ebbesen
Freya Ebbesen, 23, was arrested on charges of riot. According to Ebbesen’s LinkedIn, she’s a birth assistant and clinic nurse at The Minnesota Birth Center. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in nursing studies.
Cashmere Hamilton-Grunau
Cashmere Hamilton-Grunau, 19, was arrested on charges of riot. According to his Facebook account, Hamilton-Grunau attended Morehouse College, where he played football.
John Linden Gribble
John Linden Gribble, 40, was arrested on charges of riot. Previously, Gribble has been convicted of the following crimes:
– Misdemeanor Fourth Degree DWI
– Operate Motor Vehicle Under Influence of Alcohol
Samantha Faye Muchowski
Samantha Faye Muchowski, 24, was arrested on charges of riot.
Baley Rae Schlosser
Baley Rae Schlosser, 26, was arrested on charges of riot.
Sarah Nicole Workman
Sarah Nicole Workman, 28, was arrested on charges of riot.
Oliver Kilgore Jones
Oliver Kilgore Jones, 27, was arrested on charges of damage to property.
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Megan Ashley Larson
Megan Ashley Larson, 24, was arrested on charges of riot.
Group plans ‘largest protest in American history’ against Trump’s immigration policies
A group that organized two nationwide “No Kings” protests last year is planning its next large-scale national demonstration on March 28, with a particular focus on Minnesota, which has emerged as ground zero for anti-immigration enforcement demonstrations over the last few months.
The anti-Trump protest is being organized by Indivisible, a liberal grassroots group, that said demonstrations are expected across the country that day.
The group said the upcoming event — referred to as “No Kings 3” — will include coordinated protests nationwide, with a flagship march planned in the Twin Cities.
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“We expect this to be the largest protest in American history,” Ezra Levin, co-executive director of the nonprofit Indivisible, told The Associated Press ahead of Wednesday’s announcement. He predicted that as many as 9 million people could turn out.
“This is in large part a response to a combination of the heinous attacks on our democracy and communities coming from the regime, and a sense that nobody’s coming to save us,” Levin said.
Minnesota has emerged as a flash point in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown following the deployment of roughly 3,000 federal agents to the state, which organizers described as the largest single immigration enforcement operation of the president’s second term.
Organizers said plans for the spring demonstrations were already underway before recent immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, but the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good during encounters with federal agents in recent weeks reshaped the event’s focus.
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The protests have been a focal point for outrage over what organizers describe as President Donald Trump’s attempts to consolidate and expand his power.
Last year’s protests unfolded in two nationwide rounds. Organizers said more than 7 million people demonstrated during a second round on Oct. 18, with protests held in about 2,700 cities and towns across all 50 states.
The first major “No Kings” protests took place on June 14, 2025, with demonstrations organized in nearly 2,000 locations nationwide, following unrest tied to federal immigration raids and the deployment of National Guard and Marine units to Los Angeles.
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Levin said Indivisible and allied groups plan to continue organizing beyond major protest days, including nationwide training sessions aimed at monitoring immigration enforcement activity.
“This isn’t about Democrats versus Republicans,” Levin said. “This is about whether we have a democracy at all.”
Iowa man stops Trump at restaurant with unexpected request before speech
President Donald Trump paused during a restaurant stop in Iowa after a patron asked if he could pray for him ahead of the president’s remarks near Des Moines.
Video shared on X by White House aide Margo Martin shows the moment unfolding inside the Machine Shed restaurant, where a man from the crowd addressed Trump directly.
“Can I pray for you real quick?” the man asked.
“Absolutely! Come on. Let’s go,” Trump replied, bowing his head as the man began to pray.
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The brief prayer thanked God for the president and asked for wisdom, discernment, peace and protection, as others in the restaurant joined in.
“Lord God, we give thanks for this president,” the man said during the prayer, “Lord, thank you for him and the potential. Thank you for continuing wisdom, we pray for discernment. Pray for hope, we pray for more peace, Lord.”
The prayer from the restaurant patron drew several “Amens” from the surrounding crowd.
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The unscripted moment occurred as Trump made a stop at the Iowa restaurant before heading to deliver a speech in the Des Moines area to kick off his 2026 midterm campaign.
The video shows patrons standing nearby as the prayer concluded, followed by applause and words of praise: “Amen, praise God.”
The White House has recently shared a national invitation to prayer and spiritual re-dedication ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary.
In a statement released by the administration, Trump encouraged Americans to pray for the nation and its people, saying the country has long been “sustained and strengthened by prayer.”
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Trump added that as the nation prepares to mark 250 years since its founding, Americans should “rededicate ourselves to one nation under God.”
The White House was contacted for additional context on the stop and the timing of the visit.
‘F—ing a–holes’: Omar lashes out after being hit with foul spray at town hall
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., held a town hall Tuesday evening in her home district amid recent shootings involving federal immigration agents and local agitators in Minneapolis.
The event started out mostly uneventful until a man attacked the congresswoman with some sort of chemical spray that had a foul odor, according to those close by. Those nearby Omar wanted her to leave, but Omar refused and continued on.
“Please don’t let them have the show,” Omar could be heard saying after she was hit with the foul-smelling spray. “We will continue! These f—-ing a–holes are not going to get away with this.”
“Here is the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand,” Omar said as she returned to the microphone. “We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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Suspect Anthony James Kazmierczak was arrested and held in Hennepin County Jail on a third-degree assault charge, records show.
Omar and her fellow far-left Democrats spent a lot of time slamming federal immigration efforts and the Trump administration. Omar called for the impeachment or resignation of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem directly before she was attacked with the foul-smelling spray towards the beginning of her address.
“Everybody, everybody settle down. I’m going to finish my remarks,” Omar said following the attack. “It is important for me to continue to lead my Democratic colleagues in demanding [Noem’s] resignation.”
At other points, Omar referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a “rogue agency” which “escalates violence.”
“ICE is shooting people in broad daylight, beating up teenagers, spraying tear gas on peaceful, peaceful protesters, ripping people out of their cars and homes without warrants, racially profiling people based on their accent, taking kids from schools and abducting people, shipping them far away detention camps with brutal conditions and no due process,” Omar told the crowd of people at her town hall event. “We cannot treat this as business as usual.”
She then accused ICE agents of having committed murder.
“Murder … it’s not something that has a statute of limitation. And so, regardless of what these people think, we’re going to make sure that they are held accountable in every way that we can,” she said, while noting, “Obviously, there are investigations, even if the federal government has chosen not to fully comply, in having a transparent investigation.”
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However, despite Omar’s tense rhetoric towards federal immigration officials, she did list at least one thing ICE has done well – albeit somewhat sarcastically.
“One thing that ICE has succeeded in doing is making Minneapolis residents love Minneapolis police,” Omar quipped after a woman in the crowd asked what Minneapolis residents can do to help their police department. “That’s the only thing they’ve succeeded at doing.”
Omar also called on her Republican colleagues in Congress Tuesday night to “grow a backbone” and pass Congress’ war powers resolution. She discussed what she knew about ICE officials potentially leaving Minneapolis, noting she saw reporting that 800 had already left. And the congresswoman also discussed how local police are supposed to adhere to federal immigration detainers, describing the process as akin to “basically turn[ing] them over in the parking lot.”
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Meanwhile, Omar also likened federal immigration operations to the atrocities many asylum seekers are trying to get away from.
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“People talk a lot about illegal immigration and criminals, but what this enforcement has truly done is frighten actual citizens and documented neighbors. The children that are afraid to go to schools, the mothers and fathers that are afraid to drop them off, the elderly shop owners, they’re all citizens, but they don’t want the trauma of seeing men with heavy machine guns, because that is what they escaped to come to the United States,” Omar said before concluding her Tuesday evening town hall. “They don’t want to go through a checkpoint, because that is what they escaped to come to the United States. They don’t want a gun drawn on them asking for their identification, because that’s what they escaped to come to the United States.”
David and Victoria Beckham allegedly give Brooklyn ultimatum over wife Nicola
The Beckham family feud continues to escalate more than one week after Brooklyn Beckham threw the first stone and shattered the windows of his glass house to reveal a rift with his relatives.
Brooklyn, 26, became the center of the storm last week and confirmed a longstanding war within his family in a lengthy statement shared on social media.
In the posts, the photographer explained how his parents “controlled narratives” throughout his life in an attempt “to preserve” a functioning family facade.
While David and Victoria have yet to publicly address the privacy breech, sources told People magazine that the couple would still consider reconciliation with their oldest child, under one alleged condition: Nicola is out of Brooklyn’s life for good.
“The Beckhams have no intention of reconciling with their son unless Nicola is out of the picture,” a source claimed to the outlet. “But that’s not an ultimatum he’s going to cave on. Brooklyn has felt more support from his wife in these past three years than from his parents in his entire life.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to a rep for the Beckhams for comment.
Adrienne Uthe, founder of Kronus Communications, explained that the allegations are a “short news cycle” for Victoria and David, who have already established “decades of global equity.”
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“Brooklyn and Nicola are still building identity and relevance, so public dysfunction sticks harder,” Uthe told Fox News Digital. “The chaos always attaches to the weakest brand in the stack — and that’s not the Beckhams.”
“The chaos always attaches to the weakest brand in the stack — and that’s not the Beckhams.”
Uthe added, “That said — one tight, controlled statement to close the media loop could be strategically smart. No emotion, no back-and-forth, just boundaries and closure. Over-explaining weakens authority.”
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From accusations that his parents tried to sabotage his marriage to claims that Victoria canceled making Peltz’s wedding dress at the “eleventh hour,” the allegations have drawn widespread attention, with several of Brooklyn’s claims not only being challenged, but also putting the Beckham brand at risk.
“My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else,” Brooklyn stated in the public rant shared on Instagram Jan. 19. “Brand Beckham comes first.”
David and Victoria appear to be “taking a page out of the royal handbook” by staying quiet on their son’s attacks, which included an embarrassing revelation where his mother allegedly “hijacked” his first dance with Peltz at their 2022 wedding to Brooklyn’s claim that his parents “pressured” and tried to “bribe” him into signing the rights to his name away.
“On the one hand, this silent strategy makes Victoria and David seem unbothered and above the rumors, which reads as they believe the truth is on their side so they don’t need to defend it,” Nicole Moore, communications and relationship expert, told Fox News Digital. “However, by staying silent, they risk the narrative turning against them, especially if Brooklyn releases any further information that paints the family in a negative light.”
Moore noted that David and Victoria’s silence still spoke volumes, and “unfortunately leaves room for the internet to run wild with theories that can damage the perception of silent strength the Beckhams have worked so hard to cultivate.”
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“Years ago, for instance, it was enough for Victoria and David to not comment on rumors of infidelity within their marriage for the story to die down, but today, the internet runs with drama and often exacerbates it until the parties in question put out a solid statement of their truth,” Moore said.
Affair allegations hit the couple in 2003 after David was traded from Manchester United in England to Real Madrid in Spain. In 2004, David’s former assistant, Rebecca Loos came forward about an alleged, four-month relationship with the footballer.
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In the 2023 “Beckham” documentary, neither Victoria nor David directly name Loos as the woman responsible for the difficult time in their marriage.
“If they released a statement acknowledging that their family sometimes experiences conflict, just like every other family, but they love all of their children equally and want nothing more than peace within the family, the public would likely be on their side,” Moore said.
However, according to a source speaking to People, “They are staying quiet because they don’t want to draw more attention to it.”
Meanwhile, a Brooklyn source tells the outlet, that he and his wife “are so beaten down.”
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Brooklyn’s lengthy statement concluded, “My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”
In addition to Brooklyn, Victoria and David share sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, along with daughter Harper, 14.
‘Yellowstone’ actress expresses shame over series conclusion after drama
Kelly Reilly is breaking her silence on the ending of “Yellowstone” and the off-screen tensions that shaped the final chapter of the hit Western series.
In December 2024, “Yellowstone” concluded after five seasons after a widely reported conflict between lead actor Kevin Costner and series creator Taylor Sheridan. The behind-the-scenes drama led to Costner’s early departure from the series, forcing the production to rework “Yellowstone’s” final season and ending.
During an interview with The Times published Saturday, Reilly, 48, who played Beth Dutton, expressed her regret over how “Yellowstone” wrapped up.
“It was a shame it ended that way, but it did,” she said.
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During the final years of “Yellowstone’s” production, Costner and Sheridan reportedly clashed over scheduling, contract terms and creative control. Costner seemingly had issues with the timing of filming “Yellowstone” because he wanted to focus on his passion project, the Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga.”
After negotiations reportedly broke down, Costner left “Yellowstone” before filming the final episodes of Season 5, leading the creative team to kill off his character, John Dutton, earlier than originally planned.
Costner’s exit also reportedly played a role in the decision to end the series with Season 5 rather than continuing longer.
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When it aired in December 2024, “Yellowstone’s” finale divided viewers, with fans and critics widely speculating that the off-screen conflict influenced how the Dutton family saga ended.
While speaking with The Sunday Times, Reilly appeared to confirm that the off-screen drama affected the ending of “Yellowstone.”
“[If] we were just having a beer, I could share more,” the actress said. “It was only supposed to go on for five years. … It was successful. … A life of its own.
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“I’m just picking my words because I’ve never really talked about it,” she continued. “A lot went on behind the scenes that had nothing to do with me. I was just waiting. ‘When are we going back to work?’”
Reilly is returning to the Yellowstone universe with Sheridan’s upcoming spin-off series, “Dutton Ranch,” which follows Beth and husband Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) as they build a new life and legacy after the events of the “Yellowstone” finale.
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“Dutton Ranch” will also star Annette Bening and Ed Harris while Finn Little is returning as Beth and Rip’s adopted son Carter.
While speaking with The Sunday Times, Reilly shed some light on what viewers can expect to see from Beth as her story continues.
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“This is a different era. I had hit my quota of the younger Beth,” she said. “But there is a lot of why the audience fell in love with her. Beth was unrelenting, dangerous and could easily have been written as a man. People were very critical at the start.”
Reilly shared her view that criticism of Beth was due to how the character defied audience expectations about how women “should” behave on screen.
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“She is unapologetic, out there, flawed, damaged and brave,” Reilly said. “Women are always asked to play strong role model types, while men can play the gnarliest characters and get away with it.
“That was very freeing.”
Key study used to justify DEI blown up by scathing medical watchdog review
A prominent medical watchdog group is pushing back against a widely cited study claiming racially diverse medical facilities improve outcomes for Black patients, arguing the research is being used to justify race-based diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies despite failing to prove its central claim.
Do No Harm, a nonprofit organization focused on opposing ideological influence in medicine, released a report Tuesday disputing a recent study by economists Michael Frakes and Jonathan Gruber that suggests increasing the share of Black physicians in military medical facilities leads to better outcomes for Black patients.
The Do No Harm study takes issue with the findings by alleging several flaws, including that Frakes and Gruber’s “The Effect of Provider Diversity on Racial Health Disparities: Evidence from the Military” measures changes in health outcomes when patients are transferred to bases with different proportions of Black doctors, but argues it never directly measures whether Black patients treated by Black doctors fare better than those treated by non-Black doctors.
The report stresses that the authors’ design looks at facility-level shares of Black physicians rather than one-to-one patient-doctor racial matching.
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In a press release, Do No Harm summarizes their critique into three core problems with the study: it never actually tests whether Black patients fare better when treated by Black doctors, it downplays findings showing Black patients achieve their best outcomes when treated by non-Black doctors at facilities with more Black physicians, and it relies on speculative explanations for those results while failing to rule out non-racial factors that could account for the outcomes.
“We cannot allow politically motivated activists to push debunked racial theories that have no positive impact on patient care,” Jay Greene, director of research for Do No Harm, said in the press release.
“Studies like this are designed to codify DEI doctrine to pave the way for re-establishing affirmative action and enshrining race-based hiring. The report ignores the very question it purports to answer: whether black patients actually fare better with black doctors. Our report systematically exposes the study’s shoddy methodology and baseless conclusions. Americans of all races and backgrounds deserve high-quality medical research, not political ideology disguised as science.”
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Do No Harm argues that the new study appears designed to influence judicial and policy debates, noting that Frakes and Gruber themselves say their findings could shape discussions about affirmative action in medical school admissions amid pending court decisions.
The Do No Harm critique concludes that, on the basis of the evidence presented by Frakes and Gruber, there is not a scientifically supported case for using racial concordance as a rationale for maintaining racial preferences in medical education and hiring.
“Advocacy groups wishing to maintain racial preferences in medical hiring will almost certainly cite the Frakes and Gruber study in future court cases and legislative debates about the issue,” the report’s conclusion reads.
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“Frakes and Gruber consciously produced their study with this use in mind. But as is often the case with advocacy-oriented research, this study is not a reliable basis for making policy decisions. The Frakes and Gruber study appears scientifically rigorous and is authored by economists from high-status universities, but a closer examination of its methods, results, and motivation reveal it to be scientifically unsound and an abuse of academic authority.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Frakes and Gruber but did not receive a response.
Vandals deface iconic Yosemite with ‘Yeti’ graffiti as parkgoer warns of destruction
Vandals defaced a boulder and other sites at Yosemite National Park with graffiti over the weekend.
The graffiti was discovered near the Bridalveil Falls Trail and shared online by parkgoer Ando Arakelyan, the Fresno Bee first reported.
Arakelyan’s photos showed a boulder, a door and an informational sign scrawled with the word “Yeti” in spray paint.
He told Outside that he’s seen graffiti at Yosemite with increasing regularity.
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“I probably see something every couple of months,” Arakelyan said. “It’s not that uncommon anymore to see graffiti in the park, and a lot of trash as well.”
Social media users called the vandalism a “disgrace,” and argued that the vandals should be punished.
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Suspects can be charged with misdemeanor vandalism in a U.S. national park, which applies to relatively minor damage such as graffiti, carving into trees or rocks, or defacing signs and facilities. Penalties can include up to six months in jail, fines up to $5,000 and mandatory restitution to cover cleanup or repairs.
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If damage exceeds $1,000, or involves historic, archaeological, or irreplaceable natural features, the offense can escalate to a felony. Penalties may include large fines, mandatory restitution and prison sentences of up to 10 years.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon retiring as wealthier shoppers flock amid inflation
A major leadership transition is underway at Walmart, with CEO Doug McMillon set to retire on Jan. 31, 2026, after more than 40 years at the company. As he wraps up nearly 12 years as CEO, the retailer he leaves behind looks very different from the one he inherited.
McMillon joined FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” to discuss how inflation is reshaping consumer behavior and Walmart’s customer base. Higher-income households are increasingly turning to the nation’s largest retailer in search of value, a shift he attributed to years of investment beyond its traditional price-focused image.
That evolution has been fueled by Walmart’s move toward a multi-platform retail model. The company has tightly integrated physical stores with e-commerce, curbside pickup and delivery, giving shoppers greater flexibility while expanding assortment and strengthening categories such as fashion and other discretionary goods that have drawn increased interest from higher-income consumers.
McMillon said those changes have altered how higher-income customers interact with the brand.
“What we’ve seen is… over the years, people with more money have kind of cherry-picked Walmart,” he said.
He noted that those shoppers once limited their purchases to basics like groceries or household items.
“With the combination of changes that we’ve made with our merchandise and the convenience of e-commerce, we’ve been able to serve people at all income levels more effectively,” McMillon said.
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Convenience has become nearly as important as price. McMillon said internal surveys show Walmart is now rated almost as highly for convenience as for affordability, reflecting years of investment in fulfillment, automation and technology.
“The more convenient aspects of Walmart have shown up for those that have higher income levels… in some of the surveys we’ve seen in more recent times, we get rated almost as highly for convenience as we do for price… that was a new development for us,” McMillon said.
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