Ryan Zinke

NOW: Aaron Flints campaign only hours old announcers endorsements from: Congressman Zinke Governor Gianforte Senator Sheehy Congressman Downing AG Knudsen State Auditor Brown #MTpol #MTnews @ABCFOXMT

It’s been a pleasure to work with Congressman Zinke over the years. He doesn’t hesitate to help when he can. During his tenure, he’s proven to be an impeccable leader and strong advocate for the Montanans he represents. nbcmontana.com/news/local/mon…

Saving America's public lands wouldn't have been possible without @RepRyanZinke's leadership. An American hero, a true public servant, and someone I'm proud to call a friend. 🇺🇸

🚨🚨🚨The gun grabbing socialists are on the march in Western Montana. They’ll tax your social security and put their hand right back in your tip jar. We will stop them. (Inquiries- info@flintformontana.com)

I stepped down from Bridger Aerospace (BAER) - the aerial firefighting company I founded - to run my Senate campaign. That was nearly two years ago. I have had no management role with the company since then. Inexplicably, Democrats and the liberal media continue to attack a great company serving its community. Bridger's sole mission is to battle wildfires that threaten homes, communities, and lives across the West. So while fires burn across the country, they attack a company doing good work in their community.  This isn’t a social media company rotting the brains of our youth or a meme coin; this is airplanes flying at tree-top level, piloted and maintained by hardworking, blue-collar employees, many of them veterans, putting their lives on the line to save the lives of strangers.  I didn’t sit in the office and drink martinis. I led from the front. Just as I did in the military, I took every risk my employees did. I flew air attack, surveillance, and waterbombers myself, on hundreds of missions around the country.  Aerial firefighting is one of the deadliest jobs in the world, which I know all too well having lost friends and barely surviving a crash. It appears the NYT would like cities around the country to burn down, because it's clear they don't care about the people affected. During my campaign, we saw a pattern: coordinated attempts at fake investigations, short-selling pressure on the stock, and one-sided hit pieces. This was Democrat-orchestrated stock manipulation and fraud. Criminal activity. All aimed at a company that deploys cutting-edge tech and skilled crews to suppress fires faster and more effectively. Why? Because its founder was a Republican running for office. Even now, as a sitting senator who stepped down from the company, the attacks persist. The latest example: an inquiry from New York Times reporter @ByMikeBaker. My team received questions implying the company is "struggling" or in distress despite record revenue yet again. We're publishing our full, detailed responses here because experience shows NYT often omits context to fit a false narrative. The truth is the NYT is no longer attacking me. They are out to hurt the hardworking employees of Bridger Aerospace who are all stockholders. Shame on you, NYT. Although, we shouldn’t be surprised since you are also defending a murderous terrorist regime. The claim of a "struggling" company is detached from reality. In truth, the only struggles the company ever had began in 2023 when Democrats and the media began their coordinated assault on an American success story. They tried to kill the company, and they failed. I’ve included the actual revenue trend - clear, sustained growth. This isn't spin - it's public financials. Revenue for the company has and continues to climb.  From $400 in 2014 looking for missing cattle to $120+ million in 2025, the team fought through COVID, record Biden inflation, the record housing cost increase in MT, the entire media and government trying to kill it, and much more. Yet still, this amazing team survives and thrives. The real story: Bridger employs hardworking aerial firefighters who wake up every day ready to protect communities from devastating blazes. They deserve respect, not smears from fake journalists who have never owned a business, never run a business, and most certainly never risked their lives to protect others. If the goal is to weaken a proven wildfire-fighting company during an era of increasing fire risk, that's dangerous for Montana and the West. We need more innovation and capability in this space, not less.