Former President Trump is urging his followers to give Anheuser-Busch a "second chance."
In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote about the brief partnership the company had with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in April 2023 -- a move that sparked a boycott, led to a significant loss of sales and sent the company's stock value crashing.
"The Bud Light ad was a mistake of epic proportions, and for that a very big price was paid, but Anheuser-Busch is not a Woke company," the former president said, adding "I can give you plenty that are, am building a list, and might just release it for the World to see."
Trump went on to explain why he thinks the beer company is a "Great American Brand."
"Anheuser-Busch spends $700 Million a year with our GREAT Farmers, employ 65 thousand Americans, of which 1,500 are Veterans, and is a Founding Corporate Partner of Folds of Honor, which provides Scholarships for families of fallen Servicemen & Women. They've raised over $30,000,000 and given 44,000 Scholarships," he wrote.
"Anheuser-Busch is a Great American Brand that perhaps deserves a Second Chance? What do you think?" Trump added. "Perhaps, instead, we should be going after those companies that are looking to DESTROY AMERICA!"
What Trump didn't mention in his post is that he apparently owns a sizable pile of the company's stock, according to The Daily Beast. The outlet says Federal Election Commission records show Trump holds as much as $5 million of Anheuser-Busch Inbev stock, "raising questions about the ethics of his apparent endorsement of the company."