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Trump kept quiet on the Bud Light boycott. It turns out he owns Anheuser-Busch stock

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-president didn’t join GOP rivals in calling for boycott of company in which he owns stock

The Independent UK

Bud Light fumbles, but experts say inclusive ads will stay

Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer

The Independent UK

Inside the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light controversy that's sparked an angry culture war

A partnership with transgender woman Dylan Mulvaney enraged 'anti-woke' activists and right wing politicians alike leading to a boycott and a PR disaster for the company

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Anti-trans campaigners threaten to boycott Maybelline for Dylan Mulvaney partnership

The call to boycott Maybelline is the latest from right-wingers upset with companies for partnering with Ms Mulvaney

The Independent UK

John Oliver condemns Bud Light’s response following Dylan Mulvaney backlash

Several conservatives have boycotted Budweiser for partnering with the trans TikTok star

The Independent UK

Editorial: First Disney, now beer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ woke wars are ever more ridiculous

Not content with going after Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis has fired up the grudge machine yet again.

Tribune News Service

Beth Kowitt: Disney embraces its role as hero to DeSantis’s villain

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war against Walt Disney Co. reached parody level on Monday when he floated his latest threat: building a prison next to its theme park complex in the state.

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Conservatives push wild conspiracy that Bud Light is being run by the CIA in secret ‘woke’ warfare

Anheuser-Busch’s CEO has not tried to hide his past employment with the CIA

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis Thinks You Shouldn’t Drink Bud Light. Does that make BUD a Sell?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is boycotting Bud Light because the beer maker promotes transgender personality, Dylan Mulvaney. Anheuser-Busch stock has lost $5 billion in value since announcing the promotion. Does that make BUD stock a sell?

Barchart

How Bud Light became a microcosm of America in 2023

The company's work with a social-media influencer radically changed beer sales and stock prices after a conservative backlash spread.

Axios

Marjorie Taylor Greene hits back at Lindsey Graham with doctored image

Greene posts doctored image of Lindsey Graham after senator appeared to criticise her

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene posts doctored image of Lindsey Graham after support for Pentagon leaker

Greene posts doctored image of Lindsey Graham after senator appeared to criticise her

The Independent UK

GOP quietly deleted tweet going after Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light, one of its largest donors

The since-deleted tweet comes amid ongoing conservative backlash waged against Anheuser-Busch for featuring a trans person in their latest advertisements

The Independent UK

Bomb threats made to Budweiser factories after transgender promotion controversy

A Budweiser-sponsored post by actress and transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has led to fierce backlash for the company including from musicians such as Kid Rock who posted a viral video of himself shooting cases of Bud Light in protest

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The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr calls for end to conservative boycott on ‘iconic’ Budweiser

The intervention after conservatives have expressed outrage at Bud Light partnering with transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney

Axios

The battle over "woke" companies is coming to your pocket

Conservative group will text consumers about companies that promote progressive values.

Salon

Dan Crenshaw's Bud Light boycott fail

In the words of one Instagram commenter, the Texas congressman's social media post was a "tremendous self-own"

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bud Light's partnership with a trans influencer sparked a right-wing boycott

Following in the footsteps of Hershey chocolate, Coke, M&M's and others, Bud Light is the latest major food or drink product to get caught in the conservatives' culture war.

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The Independent UK

Photo of Kid Rock ‘chilling’ with drag queen resurfaces after singer’s transphobic outrage

Country singer recently condemned Bud Light over its partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney

The Independent UK

Howard Stern calls out Kid Rock’s transphobic response to Dylan Mulvaney’s Bud Light advert

‘I’m really dumbfounded by why someone would care so much,’ Stern said

The Independent UK

Howard Stern calls out Kid Rock and Travis Tritt over transphobic responses to Dylan Mulvaney’s Bud Light campaign

‘I’m really dumbfounded by why someone would care so much,’ Stern said

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police ‘like’ of anti-transgender post sparks investigation

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim police Superintendent Eric Carter announced an internal investigation Friday into the unauthorized “like” by the Chicago Police Department’s Twitter account of an anti-transgender tweet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot condemns CPD Twitter account’s ‘like’ of anti-trans post: ‘We are an inclusive city’

Chicago’s first openly gay mayor said she has directed the city’s top cop “to conduct a robust investigation to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable.”

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Salon

Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

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