"You can only put yourself on the wrong side of so many red, white, and blue American institutions, and the question becomes, is this about you?" he asked.His comments came during a profile-style interview with Wired.
These companies have faced backlash from Americans recently when they have promoted gender ideology. Bud Light is currently experiencing an extended drop in sales after a controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Several politicians and celebrities came out against the brand after the partnership was revealed.
The military has become an area of concern for conservatives as it has implemented controversial diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and training. These also come at a time during which the military is struggling to increase recruitment numbers. According to the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who also ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, the majority of American people and business leaders have a consensus:"We have certain commitments around democracy and inclusion that are really elemental to the whole system."He added that"The politicization of masculinity is code for 'Nothing in your life has to change.' The problem is, of course, lots of things have to change.