Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. Marketing Chief To
Step Down After Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco

November 16, 2023








Benoit Garbe, the U.S. marketing chief for Anheuser-Busch, announced his resignation effective at
the end of the year, following a significant downturn in the company’s sales linked to a marketing
campaign featuring Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender-identifying male influencer.

Garbe has been overseeing Anheuser-Busch’s portfolio in the U.S., which includes beers,
canned cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages since 2021.

Anheuser-Busch, in a statement, confirmed Garbe’s departure, stating he is leaving
“to embark on a new chapter in his career.” The company’s CEO, Brendan Whitworth, commented
on the leadership changes in a statement to the New York Post, saying, “This week we announced
key changes to our US leadership team that reduce layers within our organization and better enable
our top commercial leaders to drive our business and legacy forward.”

“These senior leadership changes will accelerate our return to growth as we continue to focus on
what we do best — brewing great beer for everyone and earning our place in moments that matter,”
Whitworth continued.

Kyle Norrington, currently the U.S. Chief Commercial Officer at Anheuser-Busch, is set to assume
Garbe’s responsibilities starting next year. The company has experienced other notable departures,
including Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s marketing VP, and Daniel Blake, group VP of Anheuser-Busch’s
mainstream portfolio. Both were placed on leave following the controversy surrounding the Mulvaney campaign.

The partnership with Mulvaney earlier this year was intended to promote Bud Light. However, it backfired,
leading to a widespread boycott and a significant drop in sales. This decline resulted in Bud Light losing
its position as America’s top-selling beer, a title it held for over two decades.

Mulvaney, reflecting on the backlash, expressed disappointment with the negative response and for
Anheuser-Busch’s perceived lack of support for the gender-bending Instagram influencer.

“If you’re going to ask us to capitalize on our vulnerabilities and our traumas, at least have our backs
when the going gets tough,” Mulvaney told Seth Matlins, managing director of the Forbes CMO Network,
at the 2023 Forbes CMO Summit in Miami. Mulvaney suggested that companies should engage in
genuine partnerships with trans-identified spokespersons rather than resort to what Mulvaney termed
“performative” marketing.

20-Year-Old Arrested for Allegedly Lying About Being Victim
of Anti-Palestinian Hate Crime

November 19, 2023







An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly lying to police about being the victim of an
anti-Palestinian hate crime.

Hesham A. Ayyad, 20, told the Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
that a driver had hurled anti-Palestinian slurs at him and hit him with his car, according to
an Oct. 23. CAIR press release demanding an investigation into the incident.

North Ridgefield police arrested Ayyad on Tuesday and said he lied about the encounter and
that his injuries had come from a fight with his brother, Cleveland.com reported.

Ayyad told CAIR officials that he was walking home from eating lunch near the border of
Olmsted Falls and North Ridgeville around 4:10 p.m. when a vehicle slowed down beside him
and the driver yelled statements like “Kill all Palestinians,”and “Long live Israel,” at him,
according to the press release from CAIR.

“The driver then allegedly turned around and hit the man while shouting ‘DIE!’” CAIR wrote.


The release included a photo of Ayyad lying in a hospital bed while wearing a neck brace.

“We hope the North Ridgeville Police Department and the FBI will collect all the information they
need to charge this individual with a hate crime,” Faten Odeh, CAIR-Ohio, Cleveland Interim
Executive Director, said at the time.

Ayyad told responding police officers he “had been struck by a vehicle and that the incident was
racially motivated,” North Ridgeville police told Cleveland.com in a statement. He was taken to
a hospital, cops said.

Investigators reviewed video footage from the area and concluded that Ayyad had lied about
being hit by the vehicle and lied about the racial slurs, police said.

Police said the “injuries sustained at the time of the incident were caused by a violent fight that
the alleged victim had participated in with his brother, which was confirmed by area video surveillance.”

Ayyad was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with making false alarms, falsification,
obstructing official business, domestic violence and assault, according to Cleveland.com.

Ayyad’s 19-year-old brother, Khalil A. Ayyad, was also arrested and charged with domestic violence
and assault, cops said. The brothers are being held at the Lorain County Jail.

CDC Warns of Listeria Outbreak in Fruit After One Person Died
and 10 Are Hospitalized Across Seven States

November 21, 2023






The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans of a listeria outbreak
in fruit as one person has died and nearly a dozen others have been hospitalized after eating peaches,
nectarines and plums contaminated with the bacteria.

Investigators said contaminated fresh whole fruits had been sold in retail stores nationwide from
May 2023. They were from California-based HMC Farms, which says it specializes in growing
peaches, nectarines, plums and grapes.

Americans are being urged to throw away any products and check their freezers for fruits they
may have frozen. They should also clean their freezers in order to avoid contamination.

It is particularly dangerous for pregnant women and adults over 65 years old, who have weakened
immune systems.

The CDC detected the contamination after interviewing patients about the foods they had
consumed before their illness.

Samples from patients were also tested, which showed their listeria infections were a close
genetic match.

It was not clear how listeria got into the fruits, but in previous cases these have become contaminated
when farmers water crops with water that has been contaminated with animal feces.

It can also happen in packaging facilities if a piece of equipment becomes contaminated with listeria.
It can transfer this to fruits when they come into contact with the contaminated surface.

The affected fruits were sold in the US from May to November 2022 and May to November of this
year, the CDC said.

Of the patients, one was a pregnant woman who was hospitalized and went into preterm labor
because of the infection.

One death and two hospitalizations were reported in California.

Three people were also hospitalized in Florida and one each in
Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Ohio.

The average age of patients was 69 years old, with three-quarters over the age of 65.
The majority were men and from a white ethnic background.

The CDC warned, however, the true number was ‘likely higher’ because some people could
have recovered without medical care or were never tested for listeria.

HMC Farms has now issued a recall notice for peaches, plums and nectarines it sold during
the affected time periods.

These fruits are no longer on the shelves, but officials fear people could still have them in their homes.

Former WH Doctor Says Biden Does Not
Have ‘Cognitive Ability’ to Serve Another Term








The former White House physician for Presidents Obama and Trump expressed concern Monday
about President Biden’s health and mental acuity as the president turns 81.

Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, said on “FOX & Friends” that the growing concerns, including from
the left, are valid.

“I’ve been saying for quite some time now, when he was candidate Joe Biden, that I didn’t think
that he had the cognitive ability to do the job,” said Jackson.

Additionally, Jackson emphasized that Biden has “degenerated” over the last three years.

“He’s got these people that surround him that are inappropriately encouraging him to continue to
run because it builds up who they are and what they do. But our border, our wars overseas,
our economy, you know, it’s just a disaster right now. And he just can’t do the job. And it’s just
on display every day that he’s not capable of doing this job anymore,” Jackson warned.

Jackson said previously, “I think his lack of physical ability and his physical decline is now starting
to highlight the cognitive decline that we’ve been watching for so long now,” Jackson said.
“It’s a package that just doesn’t sell around the world, and it’s becoming a national security issue
for us. We have to do something about it.”

In recent weeks, Democrats, including former Obama adviser David Axelrod and HBO host Bill Maher,
have cast doubt on whether Biden should continue with his re-election run.

From his experience as a White House physician, Jackson said the job of president is too demanding for Biden.

“He can’t do this at all,” Jackson told host Steve Doocy, warning that Biden cannot perform
the duties of a commander-in-chief and run for re-election in his current state.

Jackson joked that Biden’s aides should convince him that he’s at the end of his second term.

Army Sends Letter to Troops Dismissed
for Refusing COVID Vaccine


November 21, 2023









The U.S. Army sent a letter to former service members dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine,
informing them they can request corrections of their discharge records, as the military branch reportedly
struggles with recruitment three years after the onset of the pandemic.

The letter, which gained traction on social media, was addressed to former service members and notified
of “new Army guidance regarding the correction of military records for former members of the Army
following the rescission of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.”

It states, “as a result of the rescission of all current COVID-19 vaccination requirements, former Soldiers
who were involuntarily separated for refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccination may request a
correction of their military records from either or both the Army Discharge Review Board (ADRB)
or the Army Board for Correction of Military Records (ABCMR).”

The letter, signed by Brigadier General Hope C. Rampy, of the U.S. Army Director of the
Military Personnel Management Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, goes on to link to three forms where
“individuals can request a correction to military personnel records, including regarding the
characterization of discharge.”

“Individuals who desire to apply to return to service should contact their local Army,
US Army Reserve (USAR) or Army National Guard (ARNG) recruiter for more information,” it concludes.


An Army spokesperson on Sunday confirmed the authenticity of the letter to Fox News Digital.

The spokesperson said the letter, dated November 1, does not explicitly ask former Army members
dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to return to service.

The Army provided additional information on Monday.

“As part of the overall COVID mandate recession process mandated by Congress, the Army mailed
the letters following Veterans Day weekend to approximately 1,900 individuals who had previously
been separated for refusal to obey the mandatory COVID vaccination order,” Army spokesperson
Lt. Col. Ruth Castro told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement Monday.

“The letter provides information to former servicemembers on how to request a correction of their
military records,” Castro added.

The Instagram accounts @analyzeeducate and @northernprovisions, jointly shared a copy of the letter
to their combined hundreds of thousands of followers on Saturday.

“The US Army has sent letters to soldiers that were discharged for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine,
offering to correct their records. Most, if not all, of the soldiers that were kicked out for not getting the
vaccine were given a discharge that was other than honorable,” the post says. “The letter indicates that
the Army is hoping these soldiers will apply to return to service.”

“The military in general has been going through a major recruiting crisis for the past two years.
For both FY2022 and 2023, only the Marine Corps and the Space Force met or exceeded their recruitment
goals. The Army, Navy, and Air Force all missed their targets by a long shot,” the accounts go on to say.

“The size of the active duty Army has shrunk from 485k in 2021 to 452k right now,” the post added.
“This is the smallest active duty Army since 1940. In 2022, they missed their recruitment goal by
15,000 soldiers. This crisis has necessitated changes made to policy, including the removal of a policy
that mandated recruits have a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Although, after a lot of backlash
that policy was quickly reinstated. Around 8,000 soldiers were kicked out for not getting the vaccine,
which is a lot even if you don’t take the context of the recruiting crisis into account. The letters that
were sent out have been verified by the Army as well.”

On Oct. 3, the U.S. Army announced a transformation of its recruiting enterprise, stressing how
“the armed forces facing the most challenging recruiting environment in a generation.”