White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked what President Joe Biden thinks about the euphemistic phrase used to attack him.
NBC Newsâ Peter Alexander noted on Friday, âAcross this country weâve seen this new phenomenon lately chanted at sporting events and on signs the phrase is âLetâs go Brandon,â a sort of code for a profane slogan attacking President Biden.â
He asked, âWhat does the president make of that?â
âI donât think he spends much time focused on it or thinking about it,â Psaki responded.
Alexander noted that Biden vowed in his inauguration speech to âhelp get rid of the uncivil war in this country.â He asked, âDoes the president think there are things he can do differently? Or how does he react to the stuff he sees out there when it is one of his primary promises or desires to help bring Americans together?â
âWell, it takes two to move toward a more civil engagement discourse in this country. And the presidentâs going to continue to operate â as you said â from the promise he made early on, which is that he wants to govern for all Americans,â Psaki added.
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The phrase âletâs go, Brandon,â has been used as a euphemism for âf*ck Joe Biden,â which has been used by spectators of sporting events.
The alternative phrase began to gain momentum after an NBC reporter interviewed NASCAR race winner Brandon Brown. The crowd could be heard chanting, âF*ck Joe Biden.â
However, the reporter said, âAs you can hear the chants from the crowd, âLetâs go, Brandon!â
As Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) wrapped up a floor speech in October, he said Americans were âunderstandably frustratedâ with Bidenâs proposed $3.5 trillion spending package.
âActually, theyâre very angry. And theyâre not going to sit back and take it much longer,â he added.
Finally, Posey said, âLetâs go, Brandon!â
As Politico noted after Poseyâs speech, âThe House floor is typically policed quite closely for breaches in rhetoric. Talking about the president in any vulgar way would, of course, attract attention â but this phrase seemed to fly under the radar.â
âThereâs a song climbing the charts. Thereâs merch. But to see it land on the House floor so quickly is a sign of how fast ideas travel in 2021, and the increasing use of memes in Politics,â the outlet added.
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) wore a mask on the House floor that read, âLetâs go Brandon.â Additionally, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) posted a photo of herself wearing a dress with the catchphrase on it standing next to former President Donald Trump, as IJR reported.
