Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online [View all]

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.”

In a post on X on Monday, Berrien derided the Journal Sentinel story as “garbage political hits.” He did not refute anything written in the story in his comments to the AP or in his post on X.

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-governor-berrien-sexually-explicit-2f7986f773082d9ebe6974a67fe8a242

Because what speaks more to "conservative family values" than following sexually explicit online accounts? (which makes me wonder if he's on Grindr)