From Newsgroup: alt.beer

Budweiser was criticized by social media users over a Fourth of July message the company posted Tuesday.

In the 30-second ad, F-16 pilot Lt. Col. Dan Rooney provides a voiceover promoting the partnership between the beer brand and Rooney�s educational scholarship program, Folds of Honor. It comes amid a massive backlash against Bud Light, which is owned by the same parent company as Budweiser, over its partnership with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney.

�Budweiser has believed in Folds of Honor for 13 years,� Rooney said in the voice over. �Today, we honor our veterans and the 44,000 scholarships awarded to their families. � Service never stops, and neither will we.�

To all who protect America�s freedom, This Bud�s For You.

This July 4th, we're proud to work with @FoldsofHonor to help
military families today, and every day. pic.twitter.com/RUO1PbMeMj

� Budweiser (@budweiserusa) July 4, 2023

The tweet from the company read, �To all who protect America�s freedom, This Bud�s For You. This July 4th, we�re proud to work with [Folds of Honor] to help military families today, and every day.�

Online commenters were quick to blast the company, with some accusing it of using dead soldiers to try to rehabilitate its image after the Mulvaney fiasco.

�Using dead soldiers to try to dig back from sponsoring child drag shows and misogyny is beyond disgusting,� one social media user wrote.

Another person tweeted, �Too late, Budweiser. Too late.�

While another added,�You�re ruined.�

There were also numerous comments from online users suggesting what the company needed to do was �Apologize.�

�Don�t understand how Budweiser just doesn�t come forward and apologize to
all of us for their huge mistakes and make it right! � one person wrote. �Maybe they would start selling a few beers. The Ad looks great but will not make up for their mess!

Another added, �Folds of Honor needs to find a new partner asap. Partnering with woke globalists is hurting a good cause.�

The ad was posted on YouTube too, and comments there were just as critical toward the beer company.

�No one actually serving, or who probably serves, wants anything to do with this morally bankrupt company,� one person wrote.

�It�s not a boycott, it�s banishment,� another added.

While another commented, �Bud�s determined to drag every past connection down with them. Wouldn�t it be better to apologize, fire those responsible, and start on mending�No? You sure about that, Bud? OK, then, carry on�just continue to ignore your customer base.�

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