Megyn Kelly Goes on Transphobic Tirade Over Dylan Mulvaney and Bud Light (Video)
thewrap.comstatement in question came Friday when Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth addressed for the first time the backlash his beer company is facing following its Bud Light ad campaign with Mulvaney earlier this month.
The single-post campaign with the superstar trans influencer from April 1 saw Mulvaney showcasing a branded beer can with her face on it and announcing a March Madness contest.
To this point, Mulvaney is best known for documenting each day of the first year of her gender transition on TikTok.Seemingly backtracking the progressive partnership, Whitworth noted that his goal is only to bring people together.“We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” he said in the statement, which he posted to Twitter. “We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.”Kelly called the statement a “pathetic, rambling, empty-air sandwich of — I can’t even call it an apology — an attempt to dissuade people from hating his company and him.
It was an utter fail.” pic.twitter.com/oyyfPzd1FM“Screw you and your stupid empty platitudes,” Kelly continued. “I read this, I’m like, ‘Oh, your little, market-tested buzzwords on what’s supposed to stir up our patriotism.’ Too late, sir!
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