Fact Check: Have Bud Light Sales Dropped 30% in Last Week?
Instagram followers in which she explained that Bud Light had sent her a personalized can with her face on it to commemorate 365 days of being a girl.
The move drew criticism, with the brand being described as having "gone woke."The row over transgender brand ambassadors is symbolic of a wider debate about the inclusion of transgender women in women's issues and spaces.
LGBTQ+ activists say transgender women should be treated the same as other women, while many who have been critical of gender ideology say they are different and that hard-won women's rights must be protected.A spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light's parent company, told Newsweek on April 3 that the company "works with hundreds of influencers across our brands as one of many ways to authentically connect with audiences across various demographics."The company added that the commemorative can it had given to Mulvaney "was a gift to celebrate a personal milestone and is not for sale to the general public."Calls for a boycott of the brand have since grown from social media posts to reports of acts of defiance against Bud Light.
Supporters of Kari Lake, the Donald Trump-backed GOP candidate for Arizona Governor in 2022, refused to drink the beer brand at an open bar at a rally in Iowa.
