Owner Kirk Bangstad says agents contacted him for a meeting. This comes after the brewery’s “free beer day” pledge tied to President Trump’s death and posts following a recent assassination attempt.
The FBI and Secret Service are meeting with Kirk Bangstad of the Minocqua Brewing Company, according to a Substack post by Bangstad himself.
The development follows the FBI’s acknowledgment of Bangstad’s previous social media statements promoting a “free beer day” on the day President Donald Trump dies and comments he made after a recent assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The FBI’s Milwaukee field office said it was aware of the posts and that it investigates all threats of violence or terrorism.
In the newest post, Bangstad wrote: “the Secret Service and FBI have contacted me. I’m speaking with them with my lawyer Fred in less than an hour.” He continued: “If you don’t hear from our socials tonight, something is wrong. I am of sound mind and body, and am in no way thinking of harming myself.”
Bangstad added: “If you don’t hear back from me tonight, don’t believe a thing you hear from the federal government about what happened to me. I’ve directed my team to start communicating through these or other channels if I’m imprisoned. Listen to my team, who will identify themselves as such, instead of the federal government, if you want to be updated honestly about my status.”
