Moments after news broke that shots were fired inside the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25, a small Wisconsin brewery rushed to social media with a promotion that has now drawn the attention of federal law enforcement.
Minocqua Brewing Company, owned by Kirk Bangstad in Minocqua, Wisconsin, posted on Facebook at 9:15 p.m. that Saturday night that the brewery almost got “#freebeerday.” The post referenced a “brother or sister in the Resistance” who needed to work on their marksmanship, floated the conspiracy theory that Trump may have faked another assassination attempt for a positive news cycle, and declared the brewery stood ready to pour free beer the day the president dies.
The post also promoted T-shirts reading, “I wish it was free beer day at Minocqua Brewing Company,” and promised the “celebration of life” would be legendary.
The man accused of the actual attack, Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, allegedly traveled cross-country
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