Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO says beer shouldn’t be focus of debate as Bud Light sales deteriorate

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s chief executive on Thursday tried to minimize the controversy over Bud Light as the company reiterated its financial guidance for the year.

CEO Michel Doukeris told analysts that “everything we should do should be about beer” and that “beer itself should not be the focus of the debate” following the uproar over a Bud Light social-media campaign featuring trans activist and actress Dylan Mulvaney.

Although…