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Ted Cruz is Opening an Investigation into Bud Light.
Because what else are politicians good for besides pandering and wasting time?
If M&M’s of all things were drawing ire from the right wing last year for changing the shoes on their characters, it should come as no surprise that Bud Light is now on their list as well. The supposed free speech warriors seem to pounce on any conceivable opportunity they can find to accuse a corporation of going “woke” if for no other reason than to rile up the base.
Well, leave it to Ted Cruz to seize the opportunity.
Lauren Szorfa with The Hill writes:
“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) opened and called for an investigation into Anheuser-Busch over its collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, saying that the company was potentially marketing its products to a younger audience through the partnership.
Cruz and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to Brendan Whitworth, the Anheuser-Busch CEO and chairman of the Beer Institute, urging him to open an investigation into whether the company violated guidelines that prohibit beer companies from promoting their products to a younger audience. The Beer Institute is the beer industry’s self-regulatory body that establishes buying and advertising guidelines for…
