Donald Trump Jr. called for an end to the conservative boycott of Bud Light telling fans on his Rumble show that the company’s conservative credentials were solid and the outrage unjustified.
should end, telling his fans on Rumble the company’s conservative credentials are solid and the outrage over its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was unjustified.
Bud Light — and its parent company Anheuser-Busch — have faced a firestorm of controversy from many in their core audience after using“We looked into the political giving and lobbying history of Anheuser-Busch. And guess what? They actually support Republicans,” said the former first son“Last cycle their employees and their PAC gave about 60 percent to Republicans and 40 percent to Democrats.
Nobody at the senior level of the company had been aware of the marketing campaign, Trump Jr. said, touting their support for recent high profile GOP candidates like Sen. J.D. Vance and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Getty ImagesGetty Images for The Recording Academy Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO said the company “never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people.”“Anheuser-Busch totally s—t the bed with this Dylan Mulvaney thing. I’m not, though, for destroying an American and iconic company for something like this,” he said. “I think sometimes we do have the tendency of shooting first and aiming second, not looking into the details.”
While Mulvaney has now become a popular brand ambassador for a number of companies, the influencer’s advocacy on behalf of Bud Light was a bridge too far for many conservatives. In the days after Mulvaney’s first Instagram campaign for the beer, Anheuser-Busch lost“We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Brendan Whitworth said in flat apology Friday “Our Responsibility To America.
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