White House Condemns Anti-LGBTQ+ Vitriol Amid Bud Light Boycott

April 20, 2023, 7:58 PM UTC

The White House expressed support for transgender content creator Dylan Mulvaney amid the ongoing fallout from her collaboration with Bud Light beer.

“When a transgender American posts a video about a brand of beer they enjoy, and it leads to bomb threats, it’s clear that that level of violence and vitriol against transgender Americans has to stop,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday.

Mulvaney, an actress and social media personality with more than 13 million followers across her platforms, posted a video sponsored by Bud Light on April 1, the final weekend of the NCAA’ men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. ...

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