Posted on 01/28/2026 5:40:39 AM PST by DFG
The Secret Service is aware of the woke brewer's post.
Kirk Bangstad, the Wisconsin owner of Minocqua Brewing Company and the treasurer of a federal super PAC of the same name, has made no secret of his hatred for President Donald Trump, conservatives, and virtually anyone who doesn't share his leftist worldview.
For instance, Bangstad — who was ordered to pay a six-figure sum for defamation in 2023 and was charged with harassment last year — stated, "F**k Charlie Kirk," in a diatribe the day after the Turning Point USA founder's assassination and wrote weeks later, "May his soul never find peace."
Although the leftist brewer has long engaged in this variety of incendiary commentary, which dovetails with his Ben & Jerry-styled progressive marketing, Bangstad recently raised eyebrows and a potential red flag with a post insinuating the president's death was forthcoming.
Days after circulating a wanted poster for a federal agent, calling for a "regime change" in the U.S., and stating that "it's just a matter of time" before "every ICE agent will face justice," Bangstad said in a Jan. 22 post on the brewery's Facebook page, "Free beer, all day long, the day he dies. Show us this post when it happens in a few months and we’ll make good on that promise."
When asked by Fox News for comment, Bangstad appeared to confirm that he was referring to Trump and indicated the brewery would be throwing a "party celebrating the impending death of a twice-impeached convicted felon."
Bangstad, who unsuccessfully attempted to block President Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot in Wisconsin, did not respond directly to Blaze News' questions. Instead he accused Blaze News of engaging in "'gotcha' state-sponsored propaganda" and shared the contact information of a Blaze News reporter, inviting his followers to email the reporter with their own comments.
The U.S. Secret Service told Blaze News, "The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the social media post by the Minocqua Brewing Company. Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence."
Bangstad's post also caught the attention of various critics, including Libs of TikTok, who noted, "How are we supposed to share a country with these people? Democrats want us dead."
The American left appears to have a strong appetite for political violence.
A survey conducted by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University's Social Perception Lab revealed in April 2025 that 55% of respondents who identified as left of center said that assassinating Trump would be at least somewhat justified.
When asked by pollsters about the September 2024 attempt on the president's life at his golf course in Florida, 28% of Democrats told RMG Research it would have been better if Trump had been gunned down.
While the brewer's apparent eagerness to see the president die has attracted attention, his super PAC's expenditures have also prompted scrutiny in recent months.
Some of Bangstad's former employees alleged to WISC-TV that some of the over $2 million raised by the brewer's super PAC has gone toward paying regular brewery staff rather than political activities.
"At first, I was paid by a regular direct deposit, and then he said he's going to pay me from the Super PAC and from the business. And I started to do some research," said one former employee who spoke to WISC on the condition of anonymity. "I spoke with a couple attorneys and an accountant, and they said, that's kind of shady, not a good idea."
The former employee showed the outlet documentation apparently indicating that he received checks from the Minocqua Brewing Super PAC with "organizing" written in the memo line — something he had reportedly not done for the PAC.
Bangstad admitted that some employees receive PAC funds and suggested to WISC that the payments were aboveboard. A civil lawsuit filed in early 2025 suggested otherwise, accusing the leftist of fraud and misuse of donated funds, reported Wisconsin Public Radio.
Couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Now he’s going down.
“Bangstad’s post also caught the attention of various critics, including Libs of TikTok, who noted, “How are we supposed to share a country with these people? Democrats want us dead.”?!
…this makes no sense. Libs are noted saying this?
libs of tiktok is not a lib. she does reposts of what libs are saying on tiktok.
Oh thank you
Sounds like tax fraud to me. Is the IRS auditing his books like they did Trump, over and over again?
“Kirk Bangstad, the Wisconsin owner of Minocqua Brewing Company and the treasurer of a federal super PAC of the same name, has made no secret of his hatred for President Donald Trump, conservatives, and virtually anyone who doesn’t share his leftist worldview.”
thank you SO MUCH for posting this - I was just going to. This guy is a Class A JERK and mentally ill. PLEASE arrest him and get him the mental health help he needs.
Or, just lock him away...and take that JERK from Penzey’s spices with him!
I’m sure his investors are thrilled to the gills with this most recent outburst - if he has any left, LOL!
The SS is going to be very busy.
‘Or, just lock him away...and take that JERK from Penzey’s spices with him!’
Exactly!
Indeed.
The DUmp has a daily ‘Is he dead yet?’ thread.
This guy’s got it bad. And all of the horrible things he said about Charlie Kirk, too. How is he even still in business?
We sure have a lot of mentally ill, unstable Socialists in Wisconsin. You’d think it would be too cold for them to try to overthrow Mother Government here -which IS their End-Game - never forget that - but I guess not!
If we could only rid ourselves of Madison and Milwaukeestan and a few smaller ‘socialist enclaves’ in our state, life would be SO ROSY in Wisconsin! :)
Penzey’s sister owns ‘The Spice Shop’ in Milwaukee. As a kid, Grandma and I shopped there all the time. They are right next door to Usinger’s Sausage Shop...always a very fun shopping day when we hit both shops! :)
When the (Spice House) parents passed on, The Spice Kingdom was split up between the two siblings. She NEVER talks about politics. So, she obviously IS NOT a Socialist Democrat. I shop with her for my spice needs - aside from what I don’t grow and preserve myself. ;)
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