{"id":2491975,"date":"2025-09-27T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berrien-drops-out-of-race-for-wisconsin-governor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T17:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T21:50:47","slug":"berrien-drops-out-of-race-for-wisconsin-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/berrien-drops-out-of-race-for-wisconsin-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Berrien drops out of race for Wisconsin governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fberrien-drops-out-of-race-for-wisconsin-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2491975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Bill Berrien, a Republican candidate for governor of Wisconsin and a former Navy SEAL Platoon Leader, has dropped out of the race. Berrien canceled a campaign event following media coverage revealing that he had followed a transgender porn account on Medium.com. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >revelation sparked criticism highlighting perceived hypocrisy<\/a>, given Berrien&#8217;s support for restrictive legislation affecting transgender individuals. In response, Berrien stated that his broad intellectual curiosity led him to follow a wide range of content online and claimed that the media selectively highlighted old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-too-conservative-to-be-a-comedy-fan\/\" title=\"Opinion: Too Conservative To Be A Comedy Fan?\">social media interactions<\/a> to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/levin-trump-impeachments-will-go-down-in-history-as-two-of-the-most-outrageous-acts-by-a-democratic-congress\/\" title=\"Levin: Trump Impeachments &#039;Will Go Down in History as Two of the Most Outrageous Acts by a Democratic Congress&#039;\">misleading narrative aimed<\/a> at forcing him out of the race. Simultaneously occurring,Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany recently entered the gubernatorial contest,joining other Republican and Democratic candidates in Wisconsin&#8217;s race for governor. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Berrien drops out of race for Wisconsin governor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256707\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican<\/a> candidate Bill Berrien has dropped out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor-races\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">race for governor<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Whitefish Bay businessman reportedly canceled an event in Manitowoc this week after stories were published about him following a trans porn account on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medium.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3827613\/pam-bondi-says-the-weaponization-of-doj-is-over-under-trump\/\">Pam Bondi says the &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of DOJ is over under Trump&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3827632\/dna-evidence-man-to-1991-killings-of-4-girls-at-texas-yogurt-shop\/\">DNA evidence links a dead man to the 1991 killings of 4 girls at Texas yogurt shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3827684\/hurricane-humberto-imelda-save-carolina\/\">Humberto&rsquo;s rhythm with Imelda could save Carolinas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That led Jiz Lee, whom Berrien had followed, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jizlee.bsky.social\/post\/3lzjlxzifbs2t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">write on social media,<\/a>&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s okay to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wi-republican-linked-to-explicit-trans-account-pushed-rcv\/\" title=\"WI ... Linked To Explicit ... Account Pushed RCV\">follow trans porn stars<\/a>. It&rsquo;s okay to read articles about sex and relationships. What&rsquo;s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies. That is shameful. &ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>Berrien sent a statement, saying, &ldquo;After hunting down war criminals in Bosnia as a Navy SEAL Platoon Leader, I had no idea that running for political office could be almost as dangerous. Eleven weeks ago, I launched my campaign for Governor with a dream for making this the Wisconsin Century, starting this decade. Today, I choose to end it on my terms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/wisconsin\/article_27c89175-78f9-4d27-8d35-ee9201c2017f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">entered the race<\/a>&nbsp;this week. He joined Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann on the Republican side while Rep. Francesca Hong, D-Madison, recently joined Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, state Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley as the major Democratic candidates in the race, along with former Democrat State Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/wisconsin\/article_99ca112f-e066-4cda-bf58-6df216ac141e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brett Hulsey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3825148\/wisconsin-planned-parenthood-stop-abortions-avoid-funding-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WISCONSIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD TO STOP ABORTIONS NEXT WEEK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I consider myself very intellectually curious and, as a leader in business and hoped-for leader in politics, I thought it was a strength to read very widely and show a broad intellectual interest,&rdquo; Berrien said. &ldquo;I listen to podcasts every day on my way to work. I am constantly trying to take in new information, trying to learn something new. I follow over 5,000 people across so many platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I subscribe to over 100 newsletters. And I have hit the &lsquo;like&rsquo; button on perhaps 20,000 different articles or postings. Yet the media cherry-picked a handful of individuals and written articles that came across my feed that I then followed (without the faintest clue as to an author&rsquo;s lifestyle choices!) 6 or 7 years ago, and painted a salacious and sensational picture that was clearly targeted to force me out of this governor race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Berrien exits Wisconsin governor race amid controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2491976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265596144670.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64184,3728,63526],"class_list":["post-2491975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-berrien","tag-election","tag-wisconsin-governor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265596144670.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2491975"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491979,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2491975\/revisions\/2491979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2491976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2491975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2491975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2491975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}