Donald Trump called for a truce in the culture war over Bud Light’s transgender debacle, a move that prompted criticism that the company was being “bought” by beer giant Anheuser-Busch. Ta.
The former president said on his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday that Anheuser-Busch is “not a woke company,” and has already criticized Bud Light’s ad campaign featuring transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. He declared that he had paid a “very heavy price.” .
President Trump called the outrage over the ad “a grave mistake,” adding that it’s time to let the anger cool.
The former president said Anheuser-Busch “spends $700 million a year on great farmers” and employs 65,000 Americans.
President Trump called on his supporters to give Bud Light a “second chance” and avoid other companies “trying to destroy America.”
Trump’s Truth Social post came just weeks before Anheuser-Busch’s top Republican lobbyist was scheduled to host a fundraiser for the former president’s re-election campaign. According to Politico.
Jeff Miller, a lobbyist known for his closeness to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, announced on social media platform X that he will host a fundraiser collecting $10,000 per participant.
Dozens of Republican lawmakers are expected to attend, including the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.
Don Jr. has defended Anheuser-Busch in the past. He pointed out in a podcast last year that the company donates more to Republicans than Democrats.
Noah Rothman National Review Writercriticized President Trump for his hug with Anheuser-Busch and accused the 45th president of being “bought in the culture wars.”
Rothman said both Trump and Anheuser-Busch had a vested financial interest in the cease-fire agreement because the Bud Light boycott hurt the company’s bottom line while the Republican National Committee was “financially challenged.” He pointed out that
“Trump and Anheuser-Busch need each other,” Rothman wrote.
“Their mutual admiration was designed to soothe tensions between Bud Light and its customers, and the brands communicated on unwanted and uncertain terms.”
Rothman also accused Trump of abandoning “effective and organic efforts by cultural conservatives to convince corporate America that social justice work does not pay.”
“That is not all do It pays off, and it pays off to all the right people,” Rothman wrote.
Caitlyn Jenner echoed President Trump’s call for peace with Anheuser-Busch, calling it an “incredible American company.”
“They made a big mistake and paid a big price,” the conservative reality TV star told X on Tuesday.
Anheuser-Busch aims to take another step toward regaining its dominant position among American beer drinkers on Super Bowl weekend when it airs commercials on the most-watched TV show of the year.
The longtime Super Bowl marketer is bringing back fan-favorite characters, the Clydesdale and the Labrador Retriever. It pays homage to the dogs who starred in previous commercials on advertising’s biggest night.
At the nostalgic Anheuser-Busch location, a snowstorm could delay Budweiser deliveries to small-town bars.
But a team of Clydesdales and Labrador retrievers team up to help deliver Budweiser.
Bud Light also inked a deal to return as the official beer of the UFC next year.
Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light were the original beer sponsors of the UFC more than 15 years ago, UFC CEO Dana White said, adding that the UFC, Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light are “committed to our core values. He added that he felt there was a very good agreement.
