Donald Trump Jr. has a suggestion for people boycotting Bud Light because of their affiliation with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney — Stop.
Upon further review, parent company Anheuser Busch is a strong supporter of the Republican Party, and DT Jr. feels his side could use as much support as possible heading into an election cycle.
“We looked into the political giving and lobbying history of Anheuser-Busch. And guess what? They actually support Republicans. “Last cycle their employees and their PAC gave about 60 percent to Republicans and 40 percent to Democrats. That’s literally almost unheard of in corporate America, where it’s really easy to go woke, where they do so constantly, where there’s a consequence to actually being a conservative. So 60/40 to the conservative side is kind of a big deal.”
Trump Jr. also said he doesn’t think senior-level executives knew about the marketing campaign.
Trump said the response should be a more measured one for people offended by Mulvaney’s campaign.
“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. I think sometimes we do have the tendency of shooting first and aiming second, not looking into the details.”
We’ll see what happens next. CEO Brendan Whitworth seems almost blindsided by the whole controversy. “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people.”
This might disprove the theory that any publicity is good publicity.
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