This week, Budweiser factories across the nation reportedly faced bomb threats as tensions rose over parent company Anheuser-Busch’s marketing deal with Bud Light’s new spokesperson, controversial transgender activist and influencer Dylan Mulvaney.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed that officers responded to a call at the Anheuser-Busch facility in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Thursday.

A spokesperson for the St. Louis-based beer company informed Patch that several other facilities around the country had received similar bomb threats.

The exact number of targeted facilities remains unknown.

According to LAPD Lt. Leticia Ruiz, authorities received an emailed bomb threat around 9 a.m. local time on Thursday.

A bomb squad unit was subsequently dispatched to the facility. Ruiz said, “There was a search that was conducted in the premise of the building, but there was nothing identified as a threat.”

She added that authorities had also assisted in clearing the building’s perimeter.

Anheuser-Busch’s top executive, Brendan Whitworth, released a statement on Friday that made no mention of Mulvaney.

Instead, Whitworth offered a vague apology as the company continues to face calls to end its Bud Light sponsorship deal with the transgender influencer.

Whitworth stated, “As the CEO of a company founded in America’s heartland more than 165 years ago, I am responsible for ensuring every consumer feels proud of the beer we brew.” He added that the company never intended to be part of a divisive discussion, emphasizing that their business is about bringing people together over a beer.

Whitworth’s statement expressed his focus on building and protecting the company’s history and heritage, and his commitment to bringing great beers to consumers nationwide.

However, social media reactions to Whitworth’s statement were predominantly negative, with users commenting that he said very little of substance.

The Mulvaney ad campaign has prompted calls for a boycott from country music star Travis Tritt, fellow musician Kid Rock, and others.

Since March 31, the backlash has led to a loss of $4 billion to $5 billion in value for Anheuser-Busch stock.

Last week, Anheuser-Busch VP of marketing Alissa Heinerscheid defended the Mulvaney campaign on the “Make Yourself at Home” podcast.

She stated that her goal when taking over Bud Light was to revive the declining brand by attracting young drinkers.

Heinerscheid criticized the brand’s previous “fratty” marketing, saying it was essential to take a different approach.

Despite Heinerscheid’s endorsement of the campaign as a high-ranking executive at the company, other anonymous executives have distanced themselves from it.

An unnamed source told the Daily Wire earlier this week, “No one at a senior level was aware this was happening.”

The source continued, “Some low-level marketing staffer who helps manage the hundreds of influencer engagements they do must have thought it was no big deal. Obviously, it was, and it’s a shame because they have a well-earned reputation for just being America’s beer — not a political company.”