Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad, who offered free beer in the event of President Donald Trump’s death, announced his bid for Wisconsin governor on Sunday.

“I’m running for Governor because I believe Wisconsin needs a battle-hardened fighter to join the rest of America to save our Democracy from Trump’s regime, and that person doesn’t exist in the crowded field of Democrats currently running in Wisconsin’s Gubernatorial primary,” Bangstad wrote in a Substack post on Sunday.

Bangstad’s announcement came a little over a week after his brewery advertised free beer in the event of Trump’s death. The Facebook comments came after news of shots being fired at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, where Trump and several of his Cabinet members attended.

WISCONSIN DEM’S BAR LAMENTS ‘WE ALMOST GOT FREE BEER DAY’ FOR TRUMP ASSASSINATION

The Minocqua Brewing Company in Wisconsin has a history of pushing progressive politics. (Screenshot/Google Earth)

“Well, we almost got #freebeerday. Either a brother or sister in the Resistance needs to work on their marksmanship or he faked another assassination to get a positive news cycle,” the post said. “We’ll never know. Regardless, we stand at the ready to pour free beer the day it happens.”

The post led to Bangstad and his company being investigated by the FBI and Secret Service and disavowed by members of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, according to Bangstad.

“The messaging mistake [State Rep. Francesca] Hong made, as well as [gubernatorial candidate Mandela] Barnes and the rest of the Corporate Democrats, spilled progressive blood into the water that created a feeding frenzy against me, my fiancé, and my company. Trump’s propaganda machine and the corporate media that continuously fails America with its cancerous ‘bothside-ism,’ came after me with full force; and that led to me being interrogated and intimidated by the FBI and the Secret Service,” Bangstad wrote.

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Minocqua Brewing Company Kirk Bangstad announced a gubernatorial bid on Sunday. (Google Maps; Facebook/Minocqua Brewing Company)

He continued, “After those two agents left my taproom on Thursday night, I told my lawyer Fred that I was going to run for Governor. Since I couldn’t trust the Democratic Party to have my back nor the current slate of gubernatorial candidates—and because I have a social media reach that dwarfs them all—I might as well stand up for myself and the rest of the working class, who I’ve been standing up for with my loud voice for the last 6 years.”

To qualify for the November election, Bangstad is seeking 2000 signatures by June 1. 

Fox News Digital reached out to Bangstad for comment.

Bangstad previously ran for Congress in 2015 and for the Wisconsin state assembly in 2020. Since then, he has also formed the Minocqua Brewing Company SuperPAC, which “aims to remove Republican federal and state elected officials who perpetuated the election lies that caused the Insurrection of January 6, 2021, and whose downplaying of the seriousness of COVID-19 caused so many unnecessary deaths in our country,” according to the company website.

WASHINGTON, D.C., POLITICAL BAR TAKES DOWN REPUBLICAN SYMBOL AFTER FIERCE BACKLASH

Bangstad previously promoted a “free beer” day in the event of President Donald Trump’s death. (Facebook/Minocqua Brewing Company)

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The Minocqua Brewing Company is largely known for selling specialty-branded beers based on political trends and figures such as “Resistance Pilsner” and “Tammy Shandy,” after Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (KAND) is a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disorder often described as a form of childhood dementia that currently has no cure, but researchers at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Australia are working to change that.

“[Their research] is helping all of the kids, which is really incredible,” said Luke Rosen, founder of KIF1A.org, whose daughter Susannah was diagnosed with the disorder at age 2.

“And the folks at Murdoch, I say they’re extended family to us, and they really are.”

KAND is a severe and progressive condition. Children can experience seizures and, over time, lose cognitive function, motor skills and vision. The disorder affects each patient differently, often making it difficult to diagnose.

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Susannah Rosen, a child with a rare neurodegenerative disorder commonly called “childhood dementia,” is pictured with others, including her father, Luke Rosen, in this screengrab from “Fox & Friends” on May 5, 2026. (Courtesy: Ryan Christopher Jones)

Rosen said what sets MCRI apart is its personal approach — with researchers taking the time to truly know the families they’re trying to help.

“The first thing [a researcher] said to me is, ‘How’s Susannah? How’s she doing?’ And he really got to know our family, and he travels and so does their whole team… to our yearly Scientific and Family Conference, so they really get to meet all the families.”

A new Fox Nation special spotlights MCRI’s work, as well as families like the Rosens who are working with researchers to treat the debilitating disorder.

STEM CELL THERAPY TO CORRECT HEART FAILURE IN CHILDREN COULD ‘TRANSFORM LIVES’

Luke Rosen, founder of KIF1A.org, sits down with “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt (not pictured) on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Fox & Friends/Screengrab) (“Fox & Friends”/Screengrab)

Rosen has since dedicated his life to advancing research and finding treatment options. He works closely with MCRI in an effort that is already showing promise.

Susannah was among the first patients to receive antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy, and her family says they’ve seen meaningful improvements in her condition.

While the treatment is not yet approved in Australia, Rosen continues working with doctors to expand access with the hope that, eventually, families won’t have to travel for care.

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“Their research is really translational research that helps everybody,” Rosen said.

“While we don’t have a therapeutic yet from Australia, they’re really working hard to develop it, and they’re accelerating that entire process. What’s special about Murdoch is they work in multimodalities, so there’s gene therapy and then traditional drug development, and then they work non-sequentially, and they are just trying to throw as many shots on goal as we can for the kids.”

“Hope Starts Here,” hosted by Fox News’ Benjamin Hall, is available now on Fox Nation.

The U.S. military conducted a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean tied to suspected drug trafficking operations, killing two people, U.S. Southern Command said.

In a post on X, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” on May 4 at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan.

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A suspected drug-trafficking vessel is struck during a U.S. military operation in the Caribbean on May 4, in this image taken from video released by U.S. Southern Command. Officials said the strike targeted a boat believed to be involved in narcotics trafficking. (U.S. Southern Command)

The command said intelligence assessed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and allegedly engaged in drug trafficking operations. It added that the vessel was operated by what officials described as designated terrorist organizations.

U.S. forces carried out a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two individuals, officials said. (U.S. Southern Command)

Two male suspected “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike, and no U.S. military personnel were harmed, according to the statement.

The strike is part of an ongoing campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters that has continued since early September and has killed at least 188 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. conducted a lethal kinetic strike on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on April 15, 2026, killing three suspected narco-terrorists, U.S. Southern Command said. (U.S. Southern Command)

The operations have ramped up again in recent weeks, even as the U.S. remains engaged in conflict with Iran, according to officials and prior military statements.

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U.S. officials have described the effort as part of a broader campaign against what the administration calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere.