Bud Light – Deep Left Field

Ever since many conservatives began calling for a boycott of Bud Light in response to the beer’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch, partnering with transgender TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney, one figure in the right-wing community has remained silent: Failed former president Donald Trump, who has yet to say a thing about the boycott.

And now we know why.

The Independent reports that Trump has a major stock investment in Anheuser-Busch and clearly doesn’t want to see the company suddenly start losing millions of dollars due to a boycott.

According to data reviewed by The Independent, it’s possible that Mr Trump’s reluctance to criticise the company that makes the middling American beverage stems from his personal financial interests.

Mr Trump’s most recent financial disclosure shows he holds a significant financial interest in Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company that produces Bud Light.

A recent disclosure report filed by Trump with the Federal Elections Commission on April 14 shows that the indicted ex-president owns between $1 and 5 million of Anheuser Busch InBev stock, which is shown under an account listed as “DJT Trust — Investment Account #2,” Business Insider notes.

However, despite the millions in Anheuser-Busch stock the twice-impeached former president owns, that doesn’t mean he isn’t a bigot when it comes to the trans community.

For example, in a video he released as part of his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump specifically remarked that if he’s elected again, he will “stop the chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation” of transgender children in the United States and vowed to use federal law enforcement against any doctor or healthcare provider who provides gender-affirming treatment to any member of the trans community.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zRRSH_pQ0

For now, Trump is happy to hold on to his Anheuser-Busch stock and expect handsome returns in the the long run, even though he won’t be able to spend any of the profits when he’s incarcerated.

All week long, social media has been littered with various meltdowns, protests, and calls for boycotts of Bud Light beer and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch, for daring to partner with a trans influencer by the name of Dylan Mulvaney, who is a major star on TikTok.

As Business Insider reports, many right-wingers and other conservative crybabies have been posting videos of themselves destroying cans of Bud Light (which of course they first had to purchase) and vowing to never ever drink any Budweiser product again.

Now conservatives, angry with the brand’s association with Mulvaney, started taking out their rage on beer cans.

One example was the singer and far-right figure Kid Rock, who posted a video on his Instagram page. In the video, he uses his rifle to shoot multiple cans of Bud Light stacked atop each other on a wooden table.

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Other far-right wingers quickly caught on and found ways to show their displeasure with the brand. Some people — like TikTok user tanmanwho — tossed their beers into garbage cans.

Man sticks it to Anheuser-Busch by throwing out all the Bud Light he bought.

That'll show them! pic.twitter.com/YpsPhSAHKk
— QENNY COSTCO STAN (@AKBrews) April 5, 2023

However, it turns out that the Republican establishment isn’t ready to dump Bud, Bud Light, or Anheuser-Busch. Why? Well, because they desperately need their campaign contributions, which are significant, according to The Daily Beast.

The National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted a fundraising page Saturday that took aim at one of their largest donors, the parent company of Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch.

This comes shortly after the NRCC accused Bud Light of tasting like water and attempting to raise money off that premise.

“Thanks to Dylan Mulvaney, we can all finally admit that Bud Light tastes like water,” the NRCC said in a since-deleted tweet that The Daily Beast reviewed and can be seen below. “With our new koozie’s, you can make sure no one confuses Bud Light with real beer ever again.”

A corresponding page for GOP fundraising was also given the delete button, but not before screenshots could be made.

“Woke companies making you feel like drinking?” the fundraiser continued, using Bud Light’s iconic blue writing. “Then this limited-edition koozie is perfect for you! Just chip in $10 to CLAIM YOUR LIMITED-EDITION KOOZIE!”

How much money are we talking about that the NRCC was afraid to give up? Well, in the 2022 election cycle, Anheuser-Busch and its employees gave the NRCC almost $465,000.

One GOP operative told The Daily Beast (off the record, of course), “I assume they backtracked because they realized they were biting the hand that feeds them, and as soon as word gets around about that, why would anyone else give them big money in the future?”

If you listen closely, you can almost hear the homophobic right-wing snowflakes having a hissy fit.