Wisconsin Brewery Posts on Assassination Attempt, Draws Backlash

A craft beer company in Minocqua, Wisconsin, has drawn criticism after a social media post that referenced a recent assassination attempt on the president and reiterated a pledge to provide free beer on the day of his death, according to @zerohedge.

The company, Minocqua Brewing Company, is owned by Kirk Bangstad, who ran as the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s 34th Assembly District in 2020 and founded an anti-Republican super PAC. The post stated, “Well, we almost got #freebeerday,” and suggested either improving marksmanship or that the attempt was faked, adding that the brewery stands ready to pour free beer when it happens.

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He told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the party is not afraid to call out such behavior regardless of source and urged Republican colleagues to do the same. Republican officials also denounced the comments. Republican National Committee spokesperson Delanie Bomar told Fox News that Wisconsin Democrats must immediately condemn the behavior.

Additionally, posts from Dustin Grage, Derrick Van Orden, and Tom Tiffany highlighted the post as shocking and deranged, calling for condemnation.

” The company markets itself as combining craft beer with progressive activism. The post was later deleted, as reported by Beer Street Journal. The assassination attempt occurred on Saturday evening at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton.

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law enforcement identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old tutor, game developer, and Caltech graduate from Torrance, California. Allen allegedly attempted to breach a security checkpoint near the event’s screening area, opening fire and prompting return fire from the Secret Service.

In a manifesto sent to family members minutes before the attack, Allen described himself as a “friendly federal assassin,” listed administration officials as targets, and expressed hostility toward the president and his policies, according to the Los Angeles Times.