Anheuser-Busch praised for patriotic Budweiser Super Bowl ad after Bud Light controversy

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Budweiser and parent company Anheuser-Busch are garnering praise online for their new 2026 Super Bowl ad and the patriotism it displays.

Budlight, another beer brand Anheuser-Busch owns, created a wave of backlash when it gave a custom beer can to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney in March 2023. Sales of the beer dropped drastically in the weeks after the partnership, and Anheuser-Busch cut ties with the third-party ad agency at the center of the collaboration.

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