Bud Light, Monster Energy, and the hypocrisy of sponsoring Trump’s UFC event

‘Apolitical’ brands got political again at the President’s birthday bash on the White House lawn.

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It will go down as the first commercial to ever air on the White House lawn. After the first fight of the UFC Freedom 250 spectacle on Sunday, a Bud Light ad ran on the event’s screens. 

Once the lightning rod for MAGA’s fury against corporate wokeness, Bud Light was now the official beer of President Trump’s birthday........

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