'Why is he this way?' Conservatives furious over Trump's latest move
Donald Trump on Tuesday ignited fury for some conservatives, who say the former president was wrong to promote the controversial Bud Light.
Trump earlier in the day offered a full-on defense of the beer brand, which was criticized for partnering with a transgender woman in one of its minor promotions.
"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, but I can give you plenty that are, am building a list, and might just release it for the World to see," Trump said.
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But many conservatives were upset, as they haven't given up on the beef with the famous beer brand.
Jaimee Michell, founder and President of Gays Against Groomers, had promised not to criticize Trump, but fell back on Tuesday.
"I said I was gonna keep my mouth shut but he makes it SO DIFFICULT," she wrote Tuesday. "And yes, Bud Light is still served at all of his establishments. Why is he this way."
Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis shared the comments by Michell.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis supporter, Pedro Gonzales, also had an issue with Trump's embrace of Bud Light.
"Trump is defending Anheuser-Busch/Bud Light and trying to undermine the most effective boycott of a company for pushing transgenderism," he wrote on Tuesday. "Remember that Team Trump initially tried to stop this boycott but failed. Now they’re at it again, likely due to some financial arrangement."
In a follow-up post, Gonzales added, "Americans boycotted Anheuser-Busch when it shoved transgenderism down people’s throats. It’s been one of the most effective protests in recent memory."
"Trump just called for the boycott to end. Why?" he asked. "Because a lobbyist for AB plans to host a fundraiser for him next month. The lobbyist in question, Jeff Miller, is also a close confidant of Kevin McCarthy. Some tickets are selling for $10,000 each, which is enough to get Trump to undermine one of the rare instances in which Americans successfully stood up to a major corporation that tried to force some ideological obscenity on us and never apologized for it."
Conservative commentator Erick Erickson also said, "The problem here is that once you've tried other beer, you realize just how shitty Bud Light is. So only the cult members will go back to it."