Let's Go Brandon

Let's Go Brandon

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For the 2021 song by Loza Alexander, see Let's Go Brandon (song).

 

 

                         The slogan "Let's Go Brandon" posted on a sign at a saloon in Jarbidge, Nevada

 

"Let's Go Brandon" is a political slogan that has been widely used as a minced oath for "Fuck Joe Biden" in reference to Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.

Chants of "Fuck Joe Biden" were heard at sporting events beginning in early September 2021. "Let's Go Brandon" came into use after NBC reporter Kelli Stavast incorrectly described a chant of "Fuck Joe Biden" by spectators at the 2021 Sparks 300 at Talladega Superspeedway as "Let's go, Brandon" during a televised interview of driver Brandon Brown on October 2, 2021, which occurred after Brown had won the race that was shortened due to darkness. The slogan has become well known through use by Republican politicians and critics of Biden. The phrase quickly spread to popular culture, with rap songs using the phrase placing high on record charts.

 

Anti-Biden chant

In early September 2021, chants of "Fuck Joe Biden" were reported to have broken out in a number of college football games in the Southern United States. Later that month, the phenomenon spread north to universities including Notre Dame and Wyoming. Similar anti-Biden chants took place during the September 2021 Ryder Cup.

 

The Washington Examiner reported "Fuck Joe Biden" was chanted by some attendees at a Megadeth concert in September 2021, and at an October 2021 protest in New York City in response to a vaccine mandate for educators in New York City.

Brandon Brown interview

 

The portion of the Brandon Brown interview in which the crowd chants "Fuck Joe Biden", and the interviewer says "Let's go, Brandon".

 

Race car driver Brandon Brown in August 2021.

On October 2, 2021, racing driver Brandon Brown was being interviewed by NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, following his victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sparks 300 race which was shortened due to darkness.  Fans were chanting "Fuck Joe Biden",  and this became clearly audible to viewers of the broadcast.  On the live broadcast, while wearing a headset, reporter Stavast stated, "You can hear the chants from the crowd, 'Let's go, Brandon!'"  It is unclear whether Stavast misunderstood the chant or whether she intentionally misquoted it as "Let's Go Brandon".

Early spread and reactions

Footage of the interview went viral, leading to the adoption of the phrase by critics of President Biden as an expression of antipathy toward him. It has also been reported as a protest against perceived liberal bias in mainstream media, based on speculation that the reporter's description of the crowd's chant was intended to conceal anti-Biden sentiment.

 

Conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Tomi Lahren spread the phrase via Twitter. The slogan has been printed on clothing, a billboard, and a banner flown behind a plane over a pro-Trump rally in Iowa.

 

According to The Independent, on October 19, "The anti-Biden war cry 'Let's Go Brandon' is no longer a conservative media phenomenon, it's infiltrating mainstream popular culture and is now number one and two on iTunes, knocking Adele's new single into third place."

 

As the phrase began to increase in use, Brandon Brown lightheartedly tweeted: "To all the other Brandons out there, You're welcome! Let's go us". However, in October, the Associated Press reported that Brown's Brandonbilt Motorsports team, which is family owned, was struggling to acquire sponsorship as companies were hesitant to support him due to his indirect association with the chant and its political undertones. In a December interview with The New York Times, Brown explained he initially found the phrase amusing but remained quiet during its proliferation as he had "zero desire to be involved in politics," and expressed his wishes for it to instead be used in a positive context.

 

On November 5, 2021, NASCAR president Steve Phelps denounced any implied association with the slogan, saying that the organization does not want to be associated with politics on either the left or the right. He also threatened legal action against the use of NASCAR trademarks on any merchandise featuring it.

 

On November 12, 2021, when asked about Biden's views regarding the phrase, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded, "I don't think he spends much time focused on it or thinking about it."

 

 

LETS GO BRANDON - Theme Song - Loza Alexander - (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr_F_XQrukM