Donald Trump Jr. is defending Anheuser-Busch amid calls to boycott the corporate over Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

The former president’s son stated whereas he thought the partnership was misguided, it wasn’t price tanking the “iconic” American beer big.

“Anheuser-Busch totally sh-t the bed with this Dylan Mulvaney thing. I’m not, though, for destroying an American, an iconic company for something like this,” Mr. Trump stated on his “Triggered” podcast on Thursday.

“When I actually look into it, I’m not gonna blame the whole company for the inaction or the stupidity of someone in a marketing campaign that got woke as hell,” he stated.

Bud Light has confronted overwhelming backlash over the Mulvaney partnership from drinkers who decried the transfer as an out-of-touch political calculation by the longtime everyman model.

Rock-and-roll icon Kid Rock opened hearth on a case of Bud Light in a video posted on-line and nation music star Travis Tritt dropped the suds from his tour riders.

But Mr. Trump stated, to Anhueser-Busch’s credit score, the corporate has a observe document of avoiding lightning rod matters usually taken up by its opponents. He added that the corporate has been a powerful donor to conservatives.

“Frankly, they don’t participate in the same woke garbage that other people in the beer industry actually do, who are significantly worse offenders when I looked into it,” he stated. “But if they do this again, then it’s on them! Then, screw them.”

Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth issued a press release on Friday primarily repudiating the partnership with out particularly mentioning the influencer by title.

“I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew,” Mr. Whitworth wrote. “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.”

- Mark A. Kellner contributed to this story.

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