A man from Alabama was caught having an expletive-filled meltdown aimed at a woman who was apparently walking too close to him at a parking lot in Colorado. He was recorded threatening her, grabbing her phone, and ultimately calling her a “liberal,” all while praising President Donald Trump, of all things.
The viral clip was shared on TikTok by Charlie, also known as charl1ekate. She regularly shares lifestyle content on her account, so the video attached above definitely stood out. It also became one of her biggest ones yet, garnering 1.4 million views, 119,300 likes, and more than 4,700 comments.
Charlie began recording the Alabama man mid-interaction, but she gave some context in the captions. According to her, she had gone outside to grab her card from her car, exiting a Safeway right behind the man shown above. Out of the blue, the man turned around and started yelling and cussing at her.
Filled with expletives, the man threatened Charlie from the get-go, telling her that he would get his “redneck” family to beat her up. The woman only laughed at his threats and insults, and the man, in turn, called her a “hippie” and a “liberal,” right before threatening to call the police.
‘Trump Is Number One’
Charlie kept recording and following the man. At one point, he turned around and attempted to grab her phone. He failed to do so, and then asked another man for help getting Charlie away from him. No one intervened at all.
The woman began to walk away, and the man approached her slightly, telling her she was “scum.” Charlie asked, “What do you want from me?” and the man walked away, again asking someone to defend him from her.
Then, randomly, the man told her, “Donald Trump is number one,” in an apparent attempt to trigger her.
That didn’t work, of course, as the woman just walked toward her car and grabbed her purse. As she returned, the man kept arguing with another person, repeating he was from Alabama and accusing Charlie of being a “liberal.”
“That’s pathetic, that you’re screaming at a young girl because she was standing too close to you,” Charlie said.
Reactions
The video sparked multiple responses online, mostly from users left shocked and confused by the man’s rant. One said, “I always wonder if they think Trump knows them personally.” Another one commented, “He thinks you’re liberal because you’re beautiful.”
One user claimed to be a Safeway employee who apparently witnessed the whole interaction. He said, “I came to you inside at self-checkout and felt so bad. We called the cops and filed a complaint. I’m so sorry.” Charlie responded, “Yes!! Thank you so much. It’s totally not your fault that he’s insane lol.”
Given the fallout from the incident and the widespread criticism online, it seems unlikely the Alabama man will be returning to that Safeway anytime soon.
