{"id":2555539,"date":"2026-01-28T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/budweiser-super-bowl-praised-ad-after-bud-light-controversy\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:02:16","slug":"budweiser-super-bowl-praised-ad-after-bud-light-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/budweiser-super-bowl-praised-ad-after-bud-light-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Budweiser Super Bowl praised ad after Bud Light controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbudweiser-super-bowl-praised-ad-after-bud-light-controversy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2555539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Anheuser-Busch\u2019s Budweiser released a patriotic Super bowl LX commercial \u2014 featuring a Clydesdale helping a young eagle learn to fly set to Lynyrd Skynyrd\u2019s \u201cFree Bird\u201d \u2014 that has drawn widespread praise online and from conservative media. The ad is seen by manny as a return to traditional, noncontroversial branding after the 2023 Bud light backlash over a custom can given to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, an episode that hurt sales and led the company to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sephora-cuts-ties-with-beauty-influencer-for-being-a-conservative-says-republicans-arent-aligned-with-their-values\/\" title=\"Sephora Cuts Ties With Beauty Influencer for Being a Conservative, Says Republicans \u2018Aren\u2019t Aligned\u2019 With Their Values\">cut ties<\/a> with a third\u2011party ad agency. Social posts and TV commentators applauded the spot, with some viewers saying thay will end their Budweiser boycotts; the release also coincides with Budweiser\u2019s 150th anniversary. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article notes side context<\/a> about the upcoming Feb. 8, 2026 Super Bowl (Seattle vs. New england) and former President Trump\u2019s decision not to attend.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anheuser-Busch praised for patriotic Budweiser Super Bowl ad after Bud Light controversy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2486222\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Budweiser and parent company Anheuser-Busch are garnering praise online for their new 2026 Super Bowl ad and the patriotism it displays.<\/p>\n<p>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. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1251594\/bud-light-sales-nosedive-as-anheuser-busch-is-asked-to-reaffirm-dylan-mulvaney-support\/\">Sales of the beer dropped drastically<\/a> in the weeks after the partnership, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2139507\/third-party-ad-agency-behind-dylan-mulvaney-partnership-fired-by-anheuser-busch\/\">Anheuser-Busch cut ties with the third-party ad agency<\/a> at the center of the collaboration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4434093\/trump-administration-stance-european-union-regulations-us\/\">Experts urge Trump administration to take tough stance against EU regulations targeting US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4424399\/trump-inquiry-jerome-powell-raises-hackles-senate-republicans-federal-reserve\/\">Trump administration inquiry into Fed chairman raises hackles even among Senate Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4428716\/trump-greenland-deal-buck-stops-with-bond-market\/\">As Trump races to a Greenland deal, the buck stops with the bond market<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Budweiser released its new Super Bowl ad on Monday, with a horse helping a small eagle as it grows up and learns how to fly as Lynyrd Skynyrd&rsquo;s &ldquo;Free Bird&rdquo; plays in the background. The ad prompted Fox News&rsquo;s Laura Ingraham to say Anheuser-Busch &ldquo;learned the lesson,&rdquo; to which Jimmy Fallia, host of <em>Fox News Saturday Night with Jimmy Fallia<\/em>, suggested the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coca-cola-to-test-out-first-paper-bottle\/\" title=\"Coca-Cola To Test Out First Paper Bottle\">beer company<\/a> is trying to say, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For 150 Years, This Bud&rsquo;s For You. Watch our Super Bowl LX commercial now. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jdzyInzlC8\">pic.twitter.com\/jdzyInzlC8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Budweiser (@budweiserusa) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/budweiserusa\/status\/2015787206082703412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We wanted beer in a cardboard case; Dylan Mulvaney was beer in a mental case. Nobody asked for that, so they&rsquo;re kind of resetting the shot clock: Clydesdale&rsquo;s good, Eagle&rsquo;s good. OK, because if we learned anything from the Dylan Mulvaney fiasco, he was not what beer drinkers meant when they asked the bartender for a cold one with some nuts,&rdquo; Fallia joked on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3347112&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9e21308e3f2d1fb66d7228d2c91a1adb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Multiple users on X also praised the commercial, with one user saying he is &ldquo;officially ending my Budweiser boycott.&rdquo; <em>Bussin&rsquo; with the Boys<\/em>, one of the many podcasts <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3255010\/how-podcasts-changed-the-world-2024\/\">President Donald Trump appeared on ahead of the 2024 election<\/a>, also reposted the ad with the United States flag.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After watching this amazingly patriotic commercial, I&rsquo;m officially ending my Budweiser boycott! What about you?&rdquo; A user on X said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After watching this amazingly patriotic commercial, I&#8217;m officially ending my Budweiser boycott!<\/p>\n<p>What about you? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NlktCURqig\">https:\/\/t.co\/NlktCURqig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LangmanVince\/status\/2016471614599188676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;MORE of THIS right here!!!!!&rdquo; Fox &amp; Friends Weekend co-host Griff Jenkins said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128071;&#128071;MORE of THIS right here!!!!! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5gSX72tXc\">https:\/\/t.co\/U5gSX72tXc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GriffJenkins\/status\/2015842053356134837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Clydesdales are BACK. Nature is healing!&rdquo; Independent Women&rsquo;s Forum Center for Energy &amp; Conservation Director Gabriella Hoffman said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Clydesdales are BACK. Nature is healing! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rPSdltfmly\">https:\/\/t.co\/rPSdltfmly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/2015846112855204188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">&#127482;&#127480; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/97XS3lb0Db\">https:\/\/t.co\/97XS3lb0Db<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bussin&#8217; With The Boys (@BussinWTB) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BussinWTB\/status\/2015895471777087762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128079;&#127996; &#128079;&#127996; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aZg3OJYk6W\">https:\/\/t.co\/aZg3OJYk6W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Schepp (@schepp2) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/schepp2\/status\/2015861560736915882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The new Budweiser commercial comes as the beer brand is celebrating its 150th anniversary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Budweiser Clydesdales participate in opening day festivities before a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, March 27, 2025 in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Michael Thomas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4433257\/steph-curry-beautiful-to-see-that-turnout-minneapolis-anti-ice-protests\/\"><strong>STEPH CURRY SAYS IT&rsquo;S &lsquo;BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THAT TURNOUT&rsquo; FROM MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump revealed over the weekend that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4433645\/trump-skipping-super-bowl-bad-bunny-green-day-performance-im-anti-them\/\">he will not attend the 2026 Super Bowl<\/a>, a departure from when he became the first sitting president to attend the big game last year. He cited Halftime performer Bad Bunny and pre-game performer Green Day as his reason for passing, as both have been critical of the president.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Super Bowl will pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots on Feb. 8th. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budweiser lauded for patriotic Super Bowl ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2555540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25103620287329-e1769613668557.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13386,72102,24528,55387,35594],"class_list":["post-2555539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-advertising","tag-bud-light-controversy","tag-budweiser","tag-crisis-pr","tag-super-bowl"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25103620287329-e1769613668557.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2555539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2555543,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555539\/revisions\/2555543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2555539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2555539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}