The company had sponsored a post this month on Mulvaney's Instagram account that promoted Bud Light’s March Madness contest. ""Including our community in marketing is nothing new, but what is new is the extreme right-wing politicization of a company's creative and business decisions," CEO Sarah Kate Ellis of GLAAD, one of the world's largest LGBTQ+ organizations, said in a statement. Whitworth, who said that he is responsible for ensuring that "every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew," did not explicitly address the partnership in Friday's statement