Wisconsin brewery promises free beer when Trump dies and half-price beer day when McConnell dies

The Wisconsin brewery that previously sparked outrage by promising free beer on “the day” President Donald Trump dies is once again drawing criticism after announcing plans for a “half-price beer day” when Sen.Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., dies.In a post on Instagram on Monday, Minocqua Brewing Company said it plans to celebrate McConnell’s death by offering beer at half price, arguing the longtime Kentucky Republican was responsible for “about half of all America’s current problems.”“Well, folks, if our logic is right, we’re supposed to get the news today that ‘Rigor Tortoise’ kicked the bucket about two months ago,” the brewery said.“Why today? Because so-called ‘Establishment Democratic Hero’ and modern day gutless member of the do-nothing opposition party — Governor Andy Beshear — failed to call a special election to replace the ‘ghost from Kentucky’ before August 3rd — which means by Kentucky law, the seat will go unfilled until January.”“When they announce that McConnell’s Faustian dance has finally ended, we’re gonna start serving our beer at ‘half price,’ because we promised #halfpricebeerday on the day they unplug the ventilator,” the brewery continued.McConnell, who is 84, has not been in the Senate for more than a month after being hospitalized for a fall in his home.Last week, Kentucky Gov.

Andy Beshear demanded that McConnell prove he is fit to continue serving in Congress after a lengthy hospital stay or resign from office.“I am calling on you to directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign,” Beshear wrote in a letter to McConnell, obtained by Fox News Digital.In the post, the brewery said it chose the name “half-price beer day” because it blamed McConnell for “about half” of the country’s current problems while noting that its previously announced “free beer day” promotion remained reserved for “someone more...