Jonathan Wichmann, a small business owner who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in Wisconsin, spoke at a "Faith and Freedom Rally" in the state last month, where he explained that he decided to run for office because "we need good Christian patriots to take over."
"I'm not a politician. I'm a patriot. I want to make that very clear," Wichmann said. "I got in the fight last year because I saw [something] really evil coming across this land, especially in Wisconsin—the lockdowns. I've been following politics for 13 years. I volunteered for Ron Paul's campaign when he ran, for his presidential bid, and what I noticed is that everything kept deteriorating. No matter if we had a Democrat or Republican in office, it didn't seem to quite matter up until Donald Trump. Thank God for President Trump, who is still the president, by the way. We all know that."
"Looking at the political scene, I knew we were in trouble," he continued. "There are no truth tellers anymore in this country at the political level. We need to change that. We need good Christian patriots to take over and run for office, and that's what I intend to do."
Following his remarks, Wichmann took a question from the audience regarding a bill passed by the Republican controlled state legislature that would ban businesses or government entities in the state from requiring people to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. Wichmann said he supported the bill and urged the audience to refuse to comply with any law that they believe violates their conscience, declaring that "if they try to press their luck, we have the Second Amendment."
"If something goes against your conscience; if you know because God told you—we're all created by God in his image, and God gave us certain rights that no man can trample on—if you know in your heart that something is wrong, that [what] someone is telling you to do is wrong, do not comply," Wichmann said, "It doesn't matter if there's a law on the table or not. Do not go along with that. That's your responsibility. If everyone does that, it all ends today. And if they try to press their luck, we have the Second Amendment."
