family values: Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online
Source: Associated Press
Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online
By SCOTT BAUER
Updated 2:54 PM EDT, September 22, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday that Bill Berrien, the CEO of Pindel Global Precision and one of two announced 2026 Republican candidates for governor, unfollowed several accounts in recent days after the newspaper asked about the matter.
Berrien, in a statement to The Associated Press, downplayed any concerns about his online activity.
“There are a lot of important issues that are affecting our state and nation,” he said in the statement, “but what is the mainstream media focused on right now? Some stupid articles I read years ago, not the plans I have to reindustrialize our state, turn the economy around, and bring prosperity for all through work.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-governor-berrien-sexually-explicit-2f7986f773082d9ebe6974a67fe8a242
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