Viral 'Not Real' Plane Woman Is Now a Right-Wing Influencer

Tiffany Gomas, the woman who last year appeared in the viral "not real" video rant aboard an airplane, has revealed her conservative political leanings on social media.

Gomas, who lists herself as a real estate developer based in Texas, initially went viral last July after her outburst on an American Airlines flight. In the footage, Gomas was seen striding down an aircraft's central aisle shouting on a flight going from Fort Worth, Texas, to Orlando, Florida.

She was heard saying "there's a reason why I'm getting the f*** off and everyone can either believe it or not believe it, I don't give two f****, but I am telling you right now that m*********** back there is not real."

After Gomas was identified days later through airport police documents that were seen by Newsweek, she issued a video apology, in which she described her actions as "completely unacceptable."

"Distressed or not, I should have been in control of my emotions and that was not the case," she said. "My use of profanity was completely unnecessary and I want to apologize to everyone on that plane, especially those that had children aboard."

On April 17, Gomas garnered attention on social media for different reasons, when she took to X, formerly Twitter, to share a photo of herself holding a can of Conservative Dad's Ultra Right Beer, which describes itself as "100% woke-free American beer."

Gomas also wore a branded bikini, emblazoned with the logo of Ultra Right, which saw a surge in popularity among a faction of conservatives following last year's boycott calls of Bud Light over its promotional partnership with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney.

Captioning the image, Gomas wrote: "Wonder how many people I'm gonna p*** off with this post..." As of press time, the post has garnered more than 3.5 million views.

The post drew a strong reaction from X users, with some voicing their objection to the political theme of the photo, while others praised Gomas for her stance.

Gomas liked a number of the comments shared in her favor, including one from an account parodying Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, that read: "MAGA women are hotter than Liberal women."

Gomas also faced pushback from some X users, with one commenting: "The right is so sadly thirsty they will embrace a woman who had a mental breakdown on a plane to sell some garbage tier beer to 'own the libs.' This is why they lose."

Joining the ensuing discussion that the post sparked, Gomas responded: "Sadly I'm not 'promoting' anything... but hey @ultrarightbeer since these fools want to talk, let's give them something to talk about!"

When contacted for comment, Ultra Right Beer CEO M. Seth Weathers told Newsweek that Gomas "is not paid by us. Beautiful women are just naturally attracted to our brand."

Newsweek has contacted Gomas via an online request form for comment.

Last month, Gomas expressed support for former collegiate athlete Riley Gaines after she announced that she was filing a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), criticizing the organization's policies for transgender athletes.

"I'm suing the NCAA along with 15 other collegiate athletes who have lost out on titles, records, & roster spots to men posing as women," Gaines, a member of OutKick and host of the Gaines for Girls podcast, wrote on X. "The NCAA continues to explicitly violate the federal civil rights law of Title IX. About time someone did something about it."

According to Fox News Digital, a portion of the lawsuit demands that the NCAA be required by a judge to have any "awards, records, points, prizes, titles, trophies, announcements or other recognition" given to "any male who competed in women's events or on a women's team" be rendered "invalid."

"Go get 'em @Riley_Gaines_," Gomas responded to news of the lawsuit at the time, adding an applauding hands emoji to emphasize her support.

Following Gomas' viral airplane moment last summer, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Police, in documents seen by Newsweek, said the incident began when she "was arguing with a family accusing them of stealing her [AirPods]."

"The female then started claiming the aircraft was not safe and did not want the aircraft to leave due to her believing it would not make it to its destination," the July 2 complaint reads. "Due to the statements, the flight attendants felt the aircraft needed to be rescreened. [The airline manager] explained that the passenger was denied boarding and they wanted her escorted to the public side."

When Gomas was eventually removed from the plane, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel arrived to conduct a full rescreening of the aircraft.

When officers arrived, Gomas was reportedly "distraught" and was attempting to get back on the plane. When asked to speak with the authorities, she refused.

"[The airline manager] gave Gomas a verbal criminal trespass notice, explaining she was denied boarding and needed to depart the secure area," authorities stated.

Despite the actions of the airport authority, after being escorted to the public area of the airport, Gomas attempted to go back through TSA screening and into the boarding area multiple times.

Police were able to eventually track Gomas down to the terminal curbside where she was waiting for a taxi. She was given a criminal trespass notice but refused to sign it and also declined to show her ID, according to the documents.

Gomas was never formally arrested or taken into custody over the incidents.

Update 4/18/24, 11:15 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include a statement from Ultra Right Beer CEO M. Seth Weathers.