--- title: Donald Trump Takes Credit for Budweiser's New America Name description: Donald Trump thinks that his slogan "Make America Great Again" may have rubbed off on Anheuser-Busch. canonical: https://time.com/4326065/donald-trump-budweiser-america/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-11T14:30:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T12:43:45.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Takes Credit for Budweiser's 'America' Name Change og:description: Trump thinks Budweiser decided to "Make America Great Again" og:url: https://time.com/4326065/donald-trump-budweiser-america/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b625b477447402c/69889290428a9e7c40cd2903/bud_12oz_bottle_jkr_summer_sxs-610x407.jpg?branch=production&width=610&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 610 og:image:height: 343 og:image:alt: BUD_12OZ_BOTTLE_JKR_SUMMER_SXS-610x407 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Takes Credit for Budweiser's 'America' Name Change twitter:description: Trump thinks Budweiser decided to "Make America Great Again" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4b625b477447402c/69889290428a9e7c40cd2903/bud_12oz_bottle_jkr_summer_sxs-610x407.jpg?branch=production&width=610&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Takes Credit for Budweiser's 'America' Name Change > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=05efe27b-53ae-4a42-a129-f80e0130839a&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Budweiser Wants To Change Its Name To "America" [Watch (HLS stream): Budweiser Wants To Change Its Name To "America"](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/YuWmcijS.m3u8) (0:40)  _Published 2016-05-10. Budweiser is seeking to rebrand it's name to "America" for the summer._ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:43 PM UTCPublished: May 11, 2016 2:30 PM UTC Budweiser is seeking to rebrand it's name to "America" for the summer. by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:43 PM UTCPublished: May 11, 2016 2:30 PM UTC Donald Trump [took credit](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/279478-trump-takes-credit-for-beer-rebranded-as-america) Wednesday for the temporary rebranding of Budweiser beer to [“America”](http://time.com/4324384/budweiser-america-rename-beer/) for the summer. Making an appearance on _Fox and Friends_, the [presumptive 2016 Republican presidential nominee](http://time.com/4325879/how-donald-trump-keeps-getting-coverage/) was asked if he thought his slogan “Make America Great Again” had something to do with the name change, according to The Hill. “I think so, they’re so impressed with what our country will become that they decided to do this before the fact,” Trump told _Fox and Friends_ over the phone. Anheuser-Busch announced the [Budweiser name change](http://time.com/4324384/budweiser-america-rename-beer/) on Tuesday, saying that it was repackaging 12-ounce bottles and cans with “America” from May 23 through the November election. 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