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An indie singer has gone viral after butchering the national anthem during the live telecast of a third-party presidential debate last week.
Loomis' voice cracked midway through the 'Star-Spangled Banner' prior to the Free & Equal Presidential Debate between Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party), Dr. Jill Stein (Green Party) and Randall Terry (Constitutional Party) in Los Angeles on Wednesday (October 23).
“I f**ked it up, I f**ked it up, can I go back please?” Loomis said after singing "and the rockets glare," claiming she got distracted during the performance.
The singer was apparently unaware that she was performing live, which was clarified by broadcast staff off-stage, so she continued singing.
“The bombs bursting in air,” Loomis sang before once again stopping.
“I got too nervous,” she added.
Loomis finished the song of applause from the candidates before walking off stage in apparent confusion over where to go.
“Thank you Loomis, that was beautiful, appreciate you coming here tonight,” said debate co-moderator Christina Tobin.
Loomis told TMZ that she had only one day to prepare for the debate performance, which she called the "scariest thing to me ever."
“I really do sing and I am really a good singer. So what had happened was I didn’t know it was live,” she said.