Standing up for America just became a dangerous proposition.
One small business owner found that out the hard way.
And an Idaho bar owner refused to back down after a left-wing mob sent him this nasty threat over ICE promotion.
Leftists unleash fury on conservative saloon
Mark Fitzpatrick never expected the firestorm coming his way when his Old State Saloon in Eagle, Idaho announced it would offer free beer to anyone who helped ICE deport illegal aliens from Idaho.
The promotion went viral after the Department of Homeland Security reposted it to their 2.5 million followers on social media last week.
Nearly 8 million people viewed the post offering a month of free beer to patriots willing to provide information leading to deportations.
That's when all hell broke loose.
Death threats pour in after promotion goes viral
Leftists flooded the saloon's social media with threats to burn down the 100-year-old building.
They sent death threats to Fitzpatrick and his family.
"Floods of gay porn and filth sent to our phones, emails, and voicemails 24/7," the saloon reported on its Give Send Go fundraiser page.
Then came the most chilling threat of all.
Someone sent Fitzpatrick a photo of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk moments before his assassination on September 10.
"It should have been you," the caption read.¹
The message couldn't be clearer — leftists were threatening Fitzpatrick with the same fate that befell Kirk when a sniper shot him during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.
One caller left a voicemail saying, "Hey you f***ing Nazi, go back to California you f***ing California immigrant piece of s***. Idaho was a way better state before you ever f***ing came here."²
Suspicious tax audit appears right on schedule
But the threats weren't just coming from anonymous trolls.
The Idaho Tax Commission suddenly notified Old State Saloon they'd been selected for a full sales and use tax audit.
"The punishment is the process, as they say," the fundraiser noted.³
The timing raised eyebrows across conservative circles.
A bar standing up for immigration enforcement just happens to get hit with a comprehensive tax audit right after its pro-ICE promotion goes viral?
Nobody's buying that coincidence.
The playbook here is straight out of the Obama IRS targeting conservative groups during the Tea Party movement.
Go after your political enemies using the power of government bureaucracy.
Make them spend thousands on lawyers and accountants.
Tie them up in paperwork and compliance.
Bleed them dry financially until they shut up.
Conservatives rally behind defiant saloon owner
Fitzpatrick isn't backing down.
"At Old State Saloon, we really aren't strangers to speaking out boldly about conservative Christian values and truth and putting the truth out there," he told Fox News Digital.⁴
The bar doubled down with additional promotions throughout December.
"Manly American Monday" offers free beer to men who support ICE just for walking through the door.
Tuesdays feature free beer for ladies who "tattle" on illegal aliens by calling ICE.
Wednesdays take 10% off the bill for heterosexual couples.
The Give Send Go fundraiser to help pay for security has raised nearly $3,000 so far.
"We're not backing down. We're doubling down," the fundraiser declares. "Merry Snitchmas. Deport them all."⁵
One conservative already collected his free beer
Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee, became the first customer to claim the reward.
He submitted proof that he assisted ICE in making an arrest and now gets free beer from any of the saloon's 20 draft options through December 29.
The saloon called him "a true American Hero" on social media.⁶
Fitzpatrick said the negative attacks only reveal the true nature of the radical Left.
"The way I look at it is they're kind of disclosing like their wickedness right to us in public and showing us who they are," he explained.⁷
This isn't the first time Old State Saloon triggered leftist rage.
Last year Fitzpatrick launched "Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" in response to Pride Month, offering discounts and free beer to straight men, women and couples throughout June.
The bar's merchandise includes shirts emblazoned with "Make America Straight Again."
Its social media bio proudly declares the saloon is the "Birthplace of Heterosexual Awesomeness Month" and boasts that "liberals around the world hate us."
Trump's deportation machine delivers results
The Old State Saloon promotion arrived as President Trump's deportation efforts hit their stride.
Trump's Department of Homeland Security deported more than 500,000 illegal aliens since the mass deportation program began in January.⁸
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reported receiving a record 200,000 applications from citizens wanting to join ICE as agents.
The American people are clearly fed up with four years of Biden's open border disaster that allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood across the southern border.
Old State Saloon is simply giving patriots a way to help clean up the mess Biden created in their communities.
But the radical Left can't stand to see Americans taking their country back.
They'd rather threaten business owners with violence and weaponize government agencies than allow citizens to cooperate with law enforcement.
Mark Fitzpatrick and Old State Saloon are showing conservatives across America what it means to stand firm in the face of leftist intimidation.
¹ Amy Furr, "'We're Not Backing Down': Owner of Pro-ICE Idaho Saloon Undeterred by Violent Threats," Breitbart, December 7, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Libs of TikTok, Twitter post, November 30, 2025.
⁷ Breitbart, "'We're Not Backing Down.'"
⁸ Amy Furr, "Report: Trump Deports More Nicaraguans in 2025 than All of 2023-2024," Breitbart, October 2025.
