MINOCQUA, Wis. (WRN) — The owner of Minocqua Brewing company has entered the governor’s race.
Kirk Bangstad announced his candidacy during a livestream from his brewery over the weekend. Bangstad says his decision came after visits from the Secret Service and FBI over social media posts about an alleged assassination attempt on President Trump. He says he felt abandoned after Democratic officials condemned his remarks.
Bangstad criticized Democratic candidates for not treating the political moment as a “five alarm fire,” and says he’s running because no one else is delivering the message he believes Wisconsin needs.