US Election: Screaming Trump fan in ‘BBQ Beer Freedom’ shirt goes viral

A man wearing a shirt reading “BBQ Beer Freedom” has burst into a press conference about votes being counted in a key battleground state.

A screaming Donald Trump supporter has delivered an impassioned rant in front of news cameras but his message was overshadowed by his own wardrobe.

The man, wearing a white sleeveless shirt reading “BBQ Beer Freedom”, burst into a press conference in Nevada as registrar Joe Gloria delivered an election update on the votes left to count in Clark County.

His brief appearance in one of the remaining battleground states lasted less than 20 seconds.

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We are outside the Clark County Election Center where Registrar of Voters is addressing the ballots that still have to be counted. Man walked up and started yelling. @8NewsNow pic.twitter.com/cZ8RepmxLV

— Joe Moeller (@joemoeller44) November 4, 2020

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“The Biden crime family is stealing the election!” the man yelled.

“The media is covering up!

“The Biden crime family’s stealing this election.

“The media is covering up!

“The Biden crime family’s stealing this election.

“The media is covering up!

“We want our freedom for the world! Give us our freedom Joe Biden!

“Joe Biden is covering up this election. He’s stealing it!”

His tirade echoed Donald Trump’s election night speech and posts on Twitter alleging “major fraud” and that Joe Biden and the Democrats were “trying to STEAL the election”.

Mr Gloria turned around during the interruption but calmly turned back and asked: “Where were we? What was the last question?”

Videos of the interjection, shared on Twitter, have since been viewed millions of times.

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Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria was interrupted at a press conference. Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP

Some people joked “BBQ Beer Freedom” was the new “Live Laugh Love” and the slogan was something all Americans could agree on.

Others noted the top was available on Amazon for less than $US20.

One reporter joked that the screaming man ran out of gas.

"Live, Laugh, Love" is so 2019. We've evolved and we deserve better. "BBQ, Beer, Freedom" is the better we deserve. pic.twitter.com/WtSW9mqrha

— Keith Norris (@norrisrk) November 4, 2020

I actually agree with the message of “BBQ, Beer, Freedom” guy's shirt, it’s just how we achieve that dream where we are diametrically opposed.

— kaplanfx (@kaplanfx) November 5, 2020

If anyone watching @ClarkCountyNV Registrar Joe Gloria's presser wants that BBQ, Beer, Freedom shirt, you can get it on Amazon for the reasonable price of $19.90

— Sam Metz (@metzsam) November 4, 2020

I like how they let BBQ Beer Freedom yell his stock phrases until he just ran out of propane and left. https://t.co/0AWZ9Hnivr

— Luke O'Brien (@lukeobrien) November 4, 2020

American comedians also jumped on the video.

Brent Terhune jokingly claimed “that was me” while Blaire Erskine posted a skit pretending to be the man’s wife.

That was me in the bbq beer and FREEDOM shirt pic.twitter.com/6ChuidjX6Q

— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) November 4, 2020

Wife of Nevada’s BBQ BEER FREEDOM man talks to reporters pic.twitter.com/x41VCunWhu

— blaire erskine (@blaireerskine) November 4, 2020

However others, including actor Katy Stoll who appeared on How I Met Your Mother, said the man “isn’t a joke” and represented millions of Americans who had voted for the Republican Party and President Trump.

Students for Trump chairman Ryan Fournier, in a tweet that has since been deleted, said: “The BBQ BEER FREEDOM guy is how we all feel.”

BBQ BEER FREEDOM guy isn’t a joke he’s a terrifying reflection of how many people feel

— Katy Stoll (@katystoll) November 4, 2020