MAGA Pounces on Brendan Whitworth's CIA Ties Amid Bud Light Controversy
CIA amid the continuing backlash against his company's recent Bud Light promotion featuring influencer Dylan Mulvaney.Bud Light, a prominent beer brand whose parent company is Anheuser-Busch, has been shunned by conservatives for almost two weeks after Mulvaney, a transgender woman, shared a sponsored video on her Instagram account announcing that Bud Light had sent her a customized beer can with her face on it.
The beer can was sent to Mulvaney in celebration of the first anniversary since she transitioned. However, the company's apparent support for Mulvaney received backlash from some conservatives, who were outraged by the post and boycotted the beer in response.In the wake of Whitworth's Friday statement in response to the boycott, some social media commentators—including supporters of the MAGA (Make America Great Again), a political slogan popularized by Donald Trump—cited the CEO's past work with the CIA."Meet Brendan Whitworth, Ex CIA and former CEO of Anheuser-Busch.
The company wants you to believe that this guy wasn't aware of Bud Light partnering with a guy who mocks women for living," Twitter user @ImMeme0 wrote on Friday.Meet Brendan Whitworth, Ex CIA and former CEO of Anheuser-Busch.The company wants you to believe that this guy wasn’t aware of Bud Light partnering with a guy who mocks women for living.
pic.twitter.com/ogVZaCcoPAMeanwhile, Benny Johnson, a political columnist and Turning Point U.S.A. official, said "Hey guys, I think I found the problem.
