Dylan Mulvaney ‘scared’ that ‘Beergate’ Bud Light backlash could’ve led to ‘actual violence’

Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney described in an interview Tuesday feeling “scared” that the backlash against her affiliation with Bud Light could spark real-world violence after conservatives criticized the activist.

Mulvaney spoke about “Beergate” on Monica Lewinsky’s “Reclaiming” podcast, during which the influencer discussed the 2023 controversy after partnering with Bud Light after a “really big bidding war between two big companies.”

The company sent over cans with the influencer’s face to celebrate Mulvaney’s “365 Days of Girlhood,” a collaboration that triggered intense backlash and calls for a boycott from conservative commentators and country music figures.

Lewinsky brought up the example of singer Kid Rock using a rifle to shoot several dozen Bud Light cans while declaring, “F— Bud Light and f— Anheuser-Busch!”

“What ended up happening was the far-right media and the powers that be that decided to make that America’s biggest problem of the moment, which was, ‘Why is a trans person on a can of beer?’” Mulvaney said.

Mulvaney said the reaction was “humorous” at first but feared the threats from critics could become “real.”