Bud Light has so far remained silent about the transphobic comment Josh Hokit, a professional mixed martial artist, made on the beer’s sponsored stage at the White House on Sunday.

After Hokit won the Ultimate Fighting Championship Freedom 250 fight — a violent spectacle held on the South Lawn on President Donald Trump’s birthday — he did an interview with host Joe Rogan. Hokit closed out his remarks about his victory by saying, “Michelle Obama is a man! Am I right, America?” 

It wasn’t even the first time he had made that same transphobic comment about the former first lady. (The 28-year-old fighter also once said he wished he had tried to deport his own mother, who is from Mexico.)

Anheuser-Busch, which owns Bud Light, did not respond to HuffPost’s requests for comment on Monday.

Bud Light, one of the most popular beers in the country, faced backlash from conservative culture warriors after it partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney in 2023. Bud Light made a custom can with a photo of Mulvaney, and she made a short video promoting the brand and March Madness to her nearly 11 million followers. 

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Conservatives quickly called for a boycott over Bud Light working with Mulvaney, claiming the partnership was too political. MAGA-aligned singer Kid Rock even filmed a video of himself shooting a gun at cans of the beer. The backlash was so severe that top marketing executives reportedly took leaves of absence and Anheuscher-Busch facilities received bomb threats.

Anheuser-Busch neither explicitly supported Mulvaney nor disavowed the partnership. “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” CEO Brendan Whitworth said in a lengthy statement at the time. “We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.”

The White House has not addressed Hokit’s comment, but UFC CEO Dana White spoke out against it.  

“I understand that the Obama’s are public figures but I’m completely against saying nasty and false things about people’s families,” White told Time magazine in a text message. “Everyone knows my position on free speech but I hate that kind of nonsense.”

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Controversial anti-Trump UFC star Sean Strickland was escorted out of the UFC fan festival event near the White House by Secret Service agents on Sunday.

The reigning middleweight champion, who has previously come under fire for racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks, was removed from the viewing party on The Ellipse.

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Strickland, had previously claimed he hadn’t been invited to the event, part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations, which also coincided with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, because of his criticism of the president.

He documented what went down on social media.

Earlier in the day, he posted on his Instagram Story: “Well guys sorry no luck on a ticket to the fan fest….. Just not American enough:/”

He later shared a video of himself inside the fan festival and being mobbed by supporters who chanted “USA! USA!” as he declared: “We made it you guys, we ******* made it.”

Photos and videos posted online then showed Strickland being surrounded by Secret Service agents and other law enforcement officers before being escorted out of the area.

Strickland later shared footage of himself from inside what appeared to be a police vehicle.

“I’m pretty sure I didn’t break a law, like I’m pretty sure. But we might be going to jail, but I’m pretty sure we didn’t break no laws,” he said. In another video, the fighter suggested he “may have been charged with disorderly conduct” and thanked his fans for “riding and supporting me.”

The United States Park Police contested Strickland’s comments, however, saying he was “neither cited nor arrested in connection with the incident” but instead “was advised not to return to the venue for his own and public safety” and was returned to his hotel.

“The unplanned presence of Sean Strickland drew significant attention from attendees, resulting in disorder,” the United States Park Police Public Information Office said in a statement to ESPN. “Due to concerns for Strickland’s safety and the safety of event patrons, personnel from the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Park Police, and other assisting agencies evacuated him safely from the area.”

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