During a campaign stop at a church last night, Roy Moore was briefly interrupted by a heckler and a pro-Moore supporter who shouted, “Moore is a man’s man!” but it’s not what it seems:
Roy Moore just heckled inside of church. Man interrupted his speech and asked if the whole town was lying. He was escorted out. A Moore supporter go up and yelled back "Moore is a man's man."
— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) November 30, 2017
The supporter appears to be a plant from Jimmy Kimmel:
Moore supporter mentioned below was an apparent plant from Jimmy Kimmel. https://t.co/Y34D7Lq0yE
— Tom Llamas (@TomLlamasABC) November 30, 2017
Here’s the video of the supporter, identified as comedian Tony Barbieri, in action:
Turns out tonight's Roy Moore superfan is a comedian named Tony Barbieri, part of Jimmy Kimmel's gang. pic.twitter.com/ykeGKVDdkS
— Ben H. Raines (@BenHRaines) November 30, 2017
Barbieri continued his act after he was kicked out of the church:
This enthusiastic Roy Moore 'supporter' is actually comedian Tony Barbieri, a writer and performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was removed from the church for being too pro Moore. Later in the evening he told me I was freaking him out and asked if I'd read Misery. pic.twitter.com/sMlKvCIsFC
— Christopher Harress (@Charress) November 30, 2017
It’s not clear if he was working with Kimmel at last night’s event, but he has a history of this sort of thing:
Tony Barbieri is better known by his persona “Jake Byrd” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” He often plays the part of a zealous Trump supporter, but has also done pieces on Trump’s inauguration, Michael Jackson’s trial, Star Trek conventions and more. https://t.co/VlzWix1m51
— Drew Taylor (@MrDrew_Taylor) November 30, 2017
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Here he is in 2016 in a Kimmel-produced segment trolling Trump in Florida:
https://twitter.com/DMJreports/status/788869300077473792
So, Jimmy — are you behind it? Do tell, do tell…
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