Target sales drop celebrated after pride boycott: 'Worse than Bud Light'

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Target sales drop celebrated after pride boycott: 'Worse than Bud Light'
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One commentator claimed 'the wokeists are in retreat' after Target's sales figures for the second quarter were announced.

Stock photo showing the outside of a Target in Springfield, Virgina. Conservative commentators have been celebrating after Target's second quarterly report revealed a 4.8 percent reduction in sales.,Benny Johnson, released a video the title of which describing the results as"worse than Bud Light."

Referring to conservatives in the video he commented:"We are powerful, we are so much more powerful than they ever want to admit, we are legion and we can crush the largest brands in the world just by saying so." British conservative commentator Nile Gardiner, who advised Margaret Thatcher on foreign policy after she left office, gave his reaction on X, the social media platform formerly known asHe posted:"The wokeists are in retreat. Target Sales Are Punished by Pride Month Backlash. Retailer lowers profit goal for full year; executives say they will modify Pride Month promotion."

, which has 1.5 million followers, posted:"Bud Light sales are still down 26%. Target just had its first sales drop in 6 years.Bud Light sales are still down 26%Disney lost $1.9 billion at the box office over the last 15 monthsRogan O'Handley, a self-described"anti-woke patriot" with 1 million X followers, posted:"You see this? Target reports 1st sales slump in *6 years*.

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