The Best Brand Responses To Wednesday's Storming Of The Capitol

In times of hardship, America turns to its favorite voices of comfort: brands.

Okay, not really, but Wednesday's Storming of the Capitol was an event simply too big to ignore, particularly for corporations on social media who felt compelled to put out a statement condemning the riot. This led to several bizarre, serious statements from companies whose role in public life usually amounts largely to goofy ads and How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? social media presences.

It was reminiscent of corporate responses to the Black Lives Matter protests of Summer 2020, where companies were put in the awkward position of having to say something, even if their product is completely unrelated to the situation at hand.

By far, the creme-de-la-creme of these came from AXE Body Spray, who commented on a shot of a lone can of AXE in the rubble from the Capitol protest by affirming AXE's commitment to "the democratic process and the peaceful transition of power."

Other companies such as Coca-cola and Chevron jumped in to post more official-looking statements regarding the riot, with both companies also championing how much they believed in the democratic process.

Bagel Bites, one of the more jocular brands on Twitter, went off the cuff and for the jugular in a deleted tweet expressing their take that Donald Trump probably hates people like the protestors rioting in his name.

Then there was GameStop, who once again demonstrated their remarkable ability to piss off everyone by trying to bring everyone together around their shared love of video games in the middle of the riot.

Meanwhile, blanket-makers Sunday Citizen were forced to apologize for using the term "revolutionary" in their ad copy for a new blanket amidst a rebellion against the government. "That subject line did not mean to endorse any political revolution," wrote the blanket brand.

While Wednesday might have been a terrible moment in American history, at least we can band together knowing the brands will always be here for us.