“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg is expressing confusion with conservatives’ decision to boycott Bud Light.
Goldberg kicked off the discussion on Monday by sharing she is a “big Budweiser fan.”
“When I drank, I liked my Budweiser, OK? So I have a lot of feeling[s] about this,” she stressed.
The co-host went on to speak about the firestorm that erupted after Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
Goldberg noted a trend emerged online of people posting videos “destroying cases of Bud Light in various stupid ways.”
“The company put out a statement saying it didn’t mean to address an issue that divided people,” she continued, adding, “But I want to know, what are you so angry about?”
Goldberg added, “Beer… is not a Democrat or a Republican, it doesn’t have a belief system, it’s just beer!”
Watch the video below:
Whoopi rages at conservatives for opposing Budweiser's ridiculous trans ad campaign.
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 17, 2023
"Beer [is] not a Democrat or a Republican, it doesn't have a belief system, it's just beer!" she screamed.
But she likely wouldn't take that position if they had an evangelical spox. pic.twitter.com/57KhUWg34k
The outrage started earlier this month after Mulvaney revealed the company had created a commemorative can with the influencer’s face on it.
This isn’t a parody. Dylan Mulvaney is now the face of Bud Light. pic.twitter.com/cpygA74cG5
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) April 2, 2023
Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light’s parent company, told Fox News, “Anheuser-Busch works with hundreds of influencers across our brands as one of many ways to authentically connect with audiences across various demographics and passion points.”
“From time to time we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. This commemorative can was a gift to celebrate a personal milestone and is not for sale to the general public,” it added.
Still, a boycott movement emerged with videos circulating online of people destroying cases of the beer.
Meanwhile, several country music stars said they were done with Anheuser-Busch products.
The New York Post reported last week that the company had lost $5 billion in market value since the outrage began.
In an open letter last week, Brendan Whitworth, the chief executive of Anheuser-Busch, 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.”