Republicans and Democrats react to Anheuser-Busch's sharp decline in sales in the wake of the controversy over the company's partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
in the wake of the controversy over the company's decision to partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.featuring an image of her face in celebration for Mulvaney’s year of"girlhood" and in preparation for March Madness. The promotion resulted in several calls for boycotts, particularly among conservative commentators.
"The ones in my state, the consumers…What happened with Bud Light is they lost a lot of customers," he continued."There are a lot of past consumers of Bud Light who will never drink another Bud Light beer in their life, including me." ANHEUSER-BUSCH BLAMES ‘THIRD PARTY AD AGENCY’ FOR DYLAN MULVANEY PARTNERSHIP, CUTS TIES AMID MARKETING SHAKE-UP"I think generally corporations should stick to their knitting and sell products and develop great brands, and I think when they try to change and weigh in on social issues, that's always going to be a mistake for businesses," Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., said.
"That's the free market," Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital."Quite frankly, they pissed off a lot of people, and therefore people stopped drinking their beer. Maybe it'd be smarter for people, if they're concerned about their bottom line, to not get involved in culture wars, but just to sell their products."
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