Comedian Theo Von was the surprise opening act for President Donald Trump in front of US troops in Qatar just as he’s going viral over a video of him in a scuffle in a Nashville bar.

Trump visited the Al Udeid Air Base where he gave a shoutout to Von after the comedian performed. The president praised Von as a “great influencer.” Trump was introduced to Von’s This Past Weekend podcast by his son, Barron Trump. Von went on to interview Trump in August 2024.

“We had a good time, right? A good time. We had like 270 million people that listened. So you know what? I think Barron was right. Thank you for being here, Theo,” the president told Von from the stage.

Less than two minutes into his set, Von acknowledged a video posted by TMZ where the comedian is seen grabbing a man by the throat. The outlet reported a source with direct knowledge of the situation said the man was part of a group that had been harassing Von prior to the altercation.

“I didn’t know I was going to be here either,” Von told the crowd. “I promise you, this is definitely court-ordered. Oh yeah. I’m just getting out of some time.”

Von described the incident in Nashville as a “bar fight” and joked he was the wrong person to have around during peace talks.

“I’m on TMZ right now having a bar fight in Nashville so I don’t think — You guys caught me on a tough week for peace, man,” he said, the crowd cheering. “They’re like, no dude, we want you over there, we want you to come over and talk about peace and the Middle East so, yeah, here I am.”

Watch above via CSPAN.

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