Multiple Budweiser Plants Targeted With Bomb Threats

Patch Los Angeles reports:

The Anheuser-Busch Budweiser factory in Van Nuys was targeted with a bomb threat Thursday, prompting a sweep of the sprawling campus, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. An Anheuser-Busch employee confirmed to Patch that several Budweiser facilities across the nation were targeted with bomb threats as the company faces massive backlash for an advertising partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

CBS News reports:

The partnership between Mulvaney and Bud Light has drawn criticism from conservatives on social media. Musicians Kid Rock and Travis Tritt have rallied to boycott Budweiser. It was reported Thursday, that a Missouri based Budweiser distributor canceled all planned appearances of the iconic Clydesdale horses, citing threats to its employees. The Clydesdales have long been featured in Budweiser commercials.

The Daily Mail reports:

The news comes hours after the US CEO of Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch has broken his silence to address polarization over the company’s marketing partnership with Mulvaney. “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer,” CEO Brendan Whitworth said in a public statement on Friday. And there has been counter-backlash, with Howard Stern slamming the fury as overblown, and Joe Rogan calling the conservative outrage “goofy.”

Budweiser factories are being targeted with bomb threats, including this one in Van Nuys, after days of an anti-trans campaign.https://t.co/buJ7XZGeCT

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 14, 2023

???Right-Wing Violence: Right-wingers aren’t just trying to merely boycott Budweiser. Multiple BOMB THREATS have been sent to a variety of facilities across the country associated with Anheuser-Busch. https://t.co/zODwka1UJu

— Emily Rose (@quixificent) April 15, 2023