Plaid Shirt Guy Kicked Off Stage At Trump Montana Rally For Facial Expressions
Channel: Left Side Krew
Date: 09/09/2018

When US President Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday at the Rimrock Auto Arena in Billings, Montana, it had all the trappings of his signature rallies.

A sea of red Make America Great Again hats. A smattering of blue Trump-Pence placards. A crowd standing behind Trump, carefully curated to telegraph maximum enthusiasm for the President and his message.

Except one.

Positioned just beyond Trump's shoulder - and thus almost constantly visible throughout the televised event - was Tyler Linfesty, a 17-year-old senior from Billings West High School. He wore a plaid shirt, a hand-me-down from his brother. And where others zigged, Tyler zagged.

"We have the best economy in history!" Trump declared at one point in his speech, repeating a claim that has been fact-checked as false.

 chewed his lip.

"And more Americans are working today than ever, ever, ever before!" Trump stated.

Tyler glanced upward and appeared to mouth: "Is that true?"

His facial expressions soon caught the attention of his friends, who had been watching the rally on TV and texted Tyler to say he was extremely visible. It was around that point that Tyler took a "Democratic Socialists of America" sticker from his pocket and affixed it to his shirt, he said.