How a transphobic Bud Light boycott foiled Gov. DeSantis and made Mexican beer No. 1 | Opinion

Sacramento Bee ^ | 6/21/23 | Tom Philp

[DallasBiff]

A scheme by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to highlight illegal immigration through Mexico was upstaged when a conservative boycott of Bud Light made a Mexican beer the most popular cerveza in the United States. Chris O'Meara AP file

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had hoped to elevate Mexico’s detrimental impact on the U.S. economy this month by airlifting Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum near the Texas border to the “havens” of Sacramento and Los Angeles. It turns out that the far right of his own Republican Party was thirsty for another fight. Outraged that Bud Light had partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, conservative luminaries such as Kid Rock launched a boycott just as DeSantis was making his California move.

[livius]

This was a serious reach.DeSantis has nothing against Mexico or Mexicans, and gets a lot of support from Hispanics here in FLorida. (I think his wife is of Mexican descent.)

Illegal immigration is a whole different issue. Even Mexicans don’t support illegal, unrestricted immigration. A huge number of the illegals aren’t even Mexicans, but a host of other things, such as Albanians.

The “journalist” is out of his mind.

[joshua c]

for US sales

Inbev has rights for everywhere else

[Behind Liberal Lines]

We’re talking about US sales though, right?