Overview

• “I call upon all of our supporters to stop the violence against innocent beer cans,” Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, adding that left-wing radicals should stop inciting violence against people.
• The post responded to a resurfaced video of Kid Rock shooting Bud Light cans in protest of the beer’s 2023 partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, as described by multiple outlets.
• Earlier this week Vance argued that denigrating law enforcement encourages violence, speaking after a shooter opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
• Vance has also attributed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to left-wing political radicalization, a point he reiterated at Kirk’s memorial.
• Right-leaning outlets amplified Vance’s framing and highlighted commenters who said shooting cans is not comparable to shooting people, while a Townhall piece cited reporting from The Atlantic and the New York Post claiming left-wing terrorism hit a high in 2025.