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   Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth was widely panned on social media for   
   his statement purportedly addressing the uproar over Bud Light's   
   controversial partnership with viral trans activist Dylan Mulvaney.   
      
   Over the past several days, Bud Light has been facing intense for   
   partnering with Mulvaney, the social media influencer who detractors   
   accuse of impersonating women while documenting a full year of   
   transitioning into "girlhood."   
      
   On Friday, Whitworth published a lengthy statement hoping to tamp down the   
   animosity aimed at Bud Light and its parent company.   
      
   "As the CEO of a company founded in America's heartland more than 165   
   years ago, I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the   
   beer we brew," Whitworth began. "We have thousands of partners, millions   
   of fans and a proud history supporting our communities, military, first   
   responders, sports fans and hard-working Americans everywhere."   
      
   BUD LIGHT'S DYLAN MULVANEY PROBLEM WON'T CRIPPLE ANHEUSER-BUSCH, BUT WILL   
   TARNISH REPUTATION, EXPERTS SAY   
      
   "We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are   
   in the business of bringing people together over a beer," he continued.   
   "My time serving this country taught me the importance of accountability   
   and the values upon which America was founded: freedom, hard work and   
   respect for one another. As CEO of Anheuser-Busch, I am focused on   
   building and protecting our remarkable history and heritage."   
      
   "Moving forward, I will continue to work tirelessly to bring great beers   
   to consumers across our nation," he later added.   
      
   Critics across the ideological spectrum lit Whitworth's statement on fire,   
   the vast majority of them concluding he said "nothing" while some pointed   
   out that he did not directly mentioned either Bud Light or Mulvaney.   
      
   "What is he saying?" Fox News contributor Byron York asked.   
      
   "Hey @AnheuserBusch what exactly is this? It's not an apology. It's not a   
   mea culpa. And no mention of why you felt the need to issue this   
   statement. Your PR/marketing department really does suck," former Bush   
   official Michael D. Brown wrote.   
      
   "The company is going to find a statement like this only emboldens the   
   bigots, while simultaneously turning off the people who supported their   
   move to feature Dylan Mulvaney in the first place. Way to make sure you   
   anger everybody over this issue. Sigh," NPR TV critic Eric Deggans knocked   
   the beer giant.   
      
   ANHEUSER-BUSCH SHEDS ROUGHLY $5 BILLION IN VALUE SINCE BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN   
   MULVANEY PACT SPARKED OUTRAGE   
      
   "Anheiser-Busch CEO has now released a statement in which he addresses   
   zero of the problems with hiring a man cosplaying as a woman to sell cheap   
   beer to a predominantly male audience," The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro   
   tweeted.   
      
   "Pissing off both sides by kind of apologizing but also not apologizing   
   was…a choice!" Marist College adjunct professor Bailey Carlin exclaimed.   
      
   "Honestly one of the worst corporate statements I’ve ever read. Just 100%   
   air," Forbes writer Paul Tassi declared.   
      
   "Having already incurred the wrath of their core consumers, they know that   
   apologizing for using Dylan Mulvaney as a brand ambassador will incur the   
   wrath of ‘Progressive’ activists. This is a frightened CEO, cowed into   
   addressing the issue, but saying nothing. What a disaster," podcast host   
   Clifton Duncan said.   
      
   "Such mealy-mouthed nothingness. If the CEO thing doesn’t work out, he   
   could be a law school dean," Manhattan Institute's Ilya Shapiro quipped.   
      
   Others blasted the beer CEO for not offering an apology and some advocated   
   to maintain a boycott of Bud Light.   
      
   "This is not an apology, Apologize," podcast host Tim Pool told Whitworth.   
      
   "It’s clear some horrendous woke corporate PR team wrote this cowardly   
   gibberish. If @AnheuserBusch wants the boycott to end all they need to do   
   is pledge they will no longer use company resources to promote   
   transgenderism and hurt our children," Trump adviser Stephen Miller   
   tweeted.   
      
   "How about … just selling beer? Corporations should focus on their   
      
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