Ron DeSantis Confronted With His Own Bud Light Stance After Legal Threat
Bud Light's parent company over the recent boycott of the brand over its collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
The podcast host questioned the Florida governor over the impact of the boycott on the beer brand's value, which in turn hit the Florida pension fund.Kelly pointed out the Florida governor had himself backed the Bud Light boycott, though he insisted this was just "a personal thing."Newsweek has contacted Anheuser-Busch and Governor DeSantis for comment by email.DeSantis is running to be the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nominee with polling recording him as the second most popular choice with GOP voters, some way after former president Donald Trump.
The Florida governor has previously battled another corporation, Disney, when he stripped the entertainment giant of the special self-governing rights it enjoyed after the company opposed his Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law by critics.During an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, released on Friday, DeSantis denied seeking to punish private companies for "political wrong think."Referring to Bud Light's parent company, he said: "Take Anheuser-Busch, we're not punishing them, they departed from business practices by engaging in social activism.
That has caused a huge problem for their company and their stock price has gone down."Well, our pension fund in Florida holds Anheuser-Busch InBev stock.
