Anson Frericks

So he goes on CBS and one of the hosts first off says, hey, thank you for being here because most people in your seat, they would have run for the hills. I mean, after what we've seen with millions of customers losing, leaving you billions of dollars being lost. But they say, hey, the question everyone wants to know is, was this partnership a mistake and would you do it again?

And he gives some real wishy-washy, mealy-mouthed answer. Well, there's a lot of things going on in the world and culture and this and that. And after 30 seconds of kind of wavering around, the host comes back and says, to be clear, like you do realize the answer you just gave is the reason why millions of people have left, billions of dollars have been erased. Let me ask again.

And he gives some real wishy-washy, mealy-mouthed answer. Well, there's a lot of things going on in the world and culture and this and that. And after 30 seconds of kind of wavering around, the host comes back and says, to be clear, like you do realize the answer you just gave is the reason why millions of people have left, billions of dollars have been erased. Let me ask again.

And he gives some real wishy-washy, mealy-mouthed answer. Well, there's a lot of things going on in the world and culture and this and that. And after 30 seconds of kind of wavering around, the host comes back and says, to be clear, like you do realize the answer you just gave is the reason why millions of people have left, billions of dollars have been erased. Let me ask again.

was this campaign a mistake, and would you do it again? And again, he gives a completely evasive- $40 billion loss, and he can't say it's a bad idea. Can't say it's a bad idea.

was this campaign a mistake, and would you do it again? And again, he gives a completely evasive- $40 billion loss, and he can't say it's a bad idea. Can't say it's a bad idea.

was this campaign a mistake, and would you do it again? And again, he gives a completely evasive- $40 billion loss, and he can't say it's a bad idea. Can't say it's a bad idea.

And what's crazy is that literally that exact same week, Dylan, and I feel bad for Dylan in this whole thing, because Dylan essentially comes out and says, hey, if you can't stand by a transgender person, then don't do the campaign. Don't do it. That's worse than not hiring somebody at all, but just don't do it. And so Dylan essentially said it was a mistake because they couldn't stand by it.

And what's crazy is that literally that exact same week, Dylan, and I feel bad for Dylan in this whole thing, because Dylan essentially comes out and says, hey, if you can't stand by a transgender person, then don't do the campaign. Don't do it. That's worse than not hiring somebody at all, but just don't do it. And so Dylan essentially said it was a mistake because they couldn't stand by it.

And what's crazy is that literally that exact same week, Dylan, and I feel bad for Dylan in this whole thing, because Dylan essentially comes out and says, hey, if you can't stand by a transgender person, then don't do the campaign. Don't do it. That's worse than not hiring somebody at all, but just don't do it. And so Dylan essentially said it was a mistake because they couldn't stand by it.

Larry Fink that week at the Aspen Ideas Festival says, I'm not using the term ESG anymore because it's become too controversial and it's lost its meaning. And you have this now CEO of one of the most iconic companies in the United States, Anheuser-Busch, can't make a direct response about a campaign that has cost this company billions of dollars, millions of customers.

Larry Fink that week at the Aspen Ideas Festival says, I'm not using the term ESG anymore because it's become too controversial and it's lost its meaning. And you have this now CEO of one of the most iconic companies in the United States, Anheuser-Busch, can't make a direct response about a campaign that has cost this company billions of dollars, millions of customers.

Larry Fink that week at the Aspen Ideas Festival says, I'm not using the term ESG anymore because it's become too controversial and it's lost its meaning. And you have this now CEO of one of the most iconic companies in the United States, Anheuser-Busch, can't make a direct response about a campaign that has cost this company billions of dollars, millions of customers.

They had to fire thousands of employees after this. Suppliers shut down. But not the CIA guy. He kept his job. But he's kept his job still. I mean, it still kept his job. I don't understand that. Like, where does the company have a board? Well, this is a problem, but it's a European based board. So it's based over in Europe. It's based in Belgium.

They had to fire thousands of employees after this. Suppliers shut down. But not the CIA guy. He kept his job. But he's kept his job still. I mean, it still kept his job. I don't understand that. Like, where does the company have a board? Well, this is a problem, but it's a European based board. So it's based over in Europe. It's based in Belgium.

They had to fire thousands of employees after this. Suppliers shut down. But not the CIA guy. He kept his job. But he's kept his job still. I mean, it still kept his job. I don't understand that. Like, where does the company have a board? Well, this is a problem, but it's a European based board. So it's based over in Europe. It's based in Belgium.

They still abide by a lot of these different philosophy. And this is where we're coming into an issue. So what's the point of having a head of the company, a president of the company? If you're just going to be a puppet. That's the problem.

They still abide by a lot of these different philosophy. And this is where we're coming into an issue. So what's the point of having a head of the company, a president of the company? If you're just going to be a puppet. That's the problem.

They still abide by a lot of these different philosophy. And this is where we're coming into an issue. So what's the point of having a head of the company, a president of the company? If you're just going to be a puppet. That's the problem.

And that's where I almost think that for a lot of companies, I think, and especially specifically, I think their company's actually better off probably selling its U.S. business unit at this point. Because I don't think you can serve this European system. But it's so damaged. Well, it is, but I think people love a great American comeback story. I agree. They do.