Idaho bar’s free beer for ICE ideas advert goes viral, sparking outrage and help

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Idaho bar proprietor Mark Fitzpatrick stated his saloon has been flooded with each reward and outrage after a promotion providing "free beer" to anybody who helps Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) determine and deport an illegal immigrant went viral.

The Outdated State Saloon’s promotion, which was posted Nov. 29 on X, was seen practically 8 million occasions. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) additionally reposted it, producing each pleasure and on-line assaults, together with threats to burn down the enterprise and kill its outspoken proprietor.

"At Outdated State Saloon, we actually aren't strangers to talking out boldly about conservative Christian values and fact and placing the reality on the market," Fitzpatrick informed Fox Information Digital, including that talking in a world with "deception" and "evil" causes folks to get "actually upset. "

Fitzpatrick stated his bar’s first controversial promotion got here in 2024 when he launched "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month," that includes reductions and free beer for heterosexual males, girls and {couples} all through June in response to Delight Month.

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The saloon proprietor stated his newest thought was impressed by 4 years of former President Joe Biden's immigration insurance policies , describing them as a "full catastrophe" that incentivized "among the worst of the worst folks on the planet to come back into this nation ."

Whereas his promotion was meant to advertise the efforts of regulation enforcement and ICE, Fitzpatrick stated it was shortly attacked on-line, and the saloon has posted a number of social media exchanges this week with people strongly disagreeing with its conservative ideology.

" What liberals need to do is that they assault you," he stated. "They go on assault they usually begin calling you names. "

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<source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/672/378/split-image-of-ice-agent-patch-beer-and-saloon-owner.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/1344/756/split-image-of-ice-agent-patch-beer-and-saloon-owner.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/931/523/split-image-of-ice-agent-patch-beer-and-saloon-owner.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/12/1862/1046/split-image-of-ice-agent-patch-beer-and-saloon-owner.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"> Idaho bar proprietor Mark Fitzpatrick launched a promotion providing "free beer" to anybody who helps Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) determine and deport an unlawful immigrant. He obtained reward and backlash after the promo went viral. (Getty Photos and Fox Information Digital)

Fitzpatrick stated his household has been threatened, and he has obtained "disgusting" messages and voicemails, together with threats to torch his saloon.

"Individuals are simply outright saying I ought to die for this," he stated. " It is actually, actually despicable. "

Fitzpatrick urged anybody dismissing his promotion to go to his bar, asserting that "if any of these liberals really got here in and have been prepared to speak," they might meet somebody who "would sit down with them and discuss and take heed to what they need to say."

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Outdated State Saloon supplied offers to have fun "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" in June 2024. (Outdated State Saloon)

Fitzpatrick stays unfazed, saying the unfavorable feedback solely make him need to "double down." His saloon has additionally continued to supply new promotions all through the month, together with "Manly American Monday," the place males who help ICE get a free beer only for strolling by the door.

The bar additionally provides free beer on Tuesdays to women who "tattle" on unlawful immigrants by calling ICE, together with a Wednesday particular shaving 10% of the invoice for heterosexual {couples}.

" The way in which I take a look at it's they're type of disclosing like their wickedness proper to us in public and displaying us who they're," Fitzpatrick stated in reference to the web assaults and threats he is obtained.

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An Idaho bar supplied patrons free beer on Nov. 29 if they assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement observe down and deport an unlawful immigrant. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Photos;Istock)

Fitzpatrick has additionally obtained "overwhelming help," together with encouraging mail and playing cards, amid the negativity and threats.

"At my saloon once I'm there after an extended day of coping with simply wickedness and all of the calls and every thing else, persons are there they usually're there simply to come back in and meet me and help me and encourage me," he stated.

Fitzpatrick doesn't anticipate many patrons to assert their freebie, however he did say that Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee in Idaho, claimed his after he offered proof that he helped ICE make an arrest.

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The Outdated State Saloon supplied free beer to patrons who help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with deporting unlawful migrants. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)