John Oliver tore into Budweiser on Sunday’s episode of ‘Last Week Tonight,’ criticizing its response to backlash over a social media partnership with TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney.
for kids. “And maddeningly, Anheuser-Busch’s response to that ugliness has been to equivocate in the face of it,” Oliver continued. “Its CEO put out a statement that said, ‘We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.’ Which, sure. Though, again, not technically beer so much as it’s fizzy water swished around a dog’s mouth.
”for Budweiser that emphasizes the unity its product brings, which Oliver called a “huge misfire.” He added, “When bigots are loudly announcing they don’t like your beer because they are bigots, that is an opportunity to say ‘Then our beer is not for you.
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