Megyn Kelly charges Bud Light CEO: "Too late to save the brand"
The TV host argued that Brendan Whithworth "has never apologized" to citizens for campaigning with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Bud Light's campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney -which led to a consumer boycott of the brand- continues to generate controversy on social media. Recently, TV host and podcaster, Joe Rogan, criticized attacking the brand for what he considers a bad decision and said he has been drinking the beverage all his life, prompting a forceful response from Megyn Kelly, who stressed that Anheuser-Busch's CEO has not even apologized.
"The guy has never apologized. He’s never owned up to it. The CEO of Anheuser-Busch, he’s not sorry at all," Kelly said, on SiriusXM's, The Megyn Kelly Show, where the host spoke with Andrew Klavan of the Daily Wire. She added: "He's just sorry that it's become a controversy for him. It's too late to save his brand."
Bud Light is going through difficult times after the controversy generated by the campaign with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Through a statement released last week it broke down its latest financial results. Anheuser-Busch's revenue from sales of its products fell 10.5% in the United States between April and June compared to the same period last year. Even so, it hides this loss with the fact that the total sum of its revenues -adding other concepts such as, for example, advertising- increased by 7.2%.
The association with Dylan Mulvaney not only affected the economic aspects of the brand, but also its image. As a result of the campaign, Bud Light is out of the top ten most popular beers, according to a ranking. Only 42% of respondents gave it a good rating.