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Republican organizations have monetized the phrase. On October 24, at the [[North Carolina State Fair]], [[North Carolina Republican Party|North Carolina Republicans]] sold numerous buttons featuring the phrase, and four days later the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign|Trump campaign]] started selling T-shirts featuring the phrase.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Steve |last=Harrison |url=https://www.wfae.org/politics/2021-10-25/nc-republicans-keep-saying-lets-go-brandon-its-actually-a-dig-at-president-biden |title=NC Republicans keep saying 'Let's go, Brandon!' It's really a vulgar dig at Joe Biden |website=[[WFAE]] |date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026110832/https://www.wfae.org/politics/2021-10-25/nc-republicans-keep-saying-lets-go-brandon-its-actually-a-dig-at-president-biden |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Breslin-2021-10-28"/> |
Republican organizations have monetized the phrase. On October 24, at the [[North Carolina State Fair]], [[North Carolina Republican Party|North Carolina Republicans]] sold numerous buttons featuring the phrase, and four days later the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign|Trump campaign]] started selling T-shirts featuring the phrase.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Steve |last=Harrison |url=https://www.wfae.org/politics/2021-10-25/nc-republicans-keep-saying-lets-go-brandon-its-actually-a-dig-at-president-biden |title=NC Republicans keep saying 'Let's go, Brandon!' It's really a vulgar dig at Joe Biden |website=[[WFAE]] |date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026110832/https://www.wfae.org/politics/2021-10-25/nc-republicans-keep-saying-lets-go-brandon-its-actually-a-dig-at-president-biden |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Breslin-2021-10-28"/> |
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Video footage confirms that chants of the phrase occured at the election headquarters of [[Glenn Youngkin]] during his victorious [[2021 Virginia gubernatorial election]] on November 2, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Daniel |last=Chaitin |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/lets-go-brandon-chant-breaks-out-at-youngkin-hq-as-victory-looks-assured |title='Let's go Brandon' chant breaks out at Youngkin headquarters as victory looks assured |website=washingtonexaminer.com |date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Video footage confirms that chants of the phrase occured at the election headquarters of [[Glenn Youngkin]] during his victorious [[2021 Virginia gubernatorial election]] on November 2, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Daniel |last=Chaitin |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/lets-go-brandon-chant-breaks-out-at-youngkin-hq-as-victory-looks-assured |title='Let's go Brandon' chant breaks out at Youngkin headquarters as victory looks assured |website=washingtonexaminer.com |date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following day while providing commentary on Youngkin's upset victory, [[Florida]] governor [[Ron DeSantis]] described the Biden administration as the "Brandon administration" to uprorious cheers and applause from the crowd, which began chanting the slogan "Let's go Brandon."<ref>{{Cite news |first=Elizabeth |last=Elkind |url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10161509/Ron-DeSantis-mocks-Brandon-administration-crowd-chants-Lets-Brandon-press-conference.html |title=Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mocks the 'Brandon administration' and leads a chant of 'Let's Go Brandon' at press conference after Republicans stormed to victory in Virginia |website=dailymail.co.uk |date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:48, 3 November 2021
"Let's Go Brandon" is a political slogan used as a minced oath for "Fuck Joe Biden" in reference to the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.
Chants of "Fuck Joe Biden" were first heard at sporting events in early September 2021. "Let's Go Brandon" came into use after NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast described a chant of "Fuck Joe Biden" by spectators at a NASCAR race as "Let's go, Brandon" during a televised interview of driver Brandon Brown on October 2, 2021.[1] The saying has become well known through use by critics of Joe Biden and Republican politicians.[2][3]
Background
Origin
In early September 2021, chants of "Fuck Joe Biden" were reported to have broken out in a number of college football games in southern states.[4][5] Later that month, the phenomenon spread north to Notre Dame and Wyoming.[6] Similar anti-Biden chants took place during the September 2021 Ryder Cup.[7][8]
The Washington Examiner reported "Fuck Joe Biden" was chanted by some attendees at a Megadeth concert in September 2021,[9] and at an October 2021 protest in New York City in response to a vaccine mandate for educators in New York City.[10]
The euphemized chant
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.[11][12] Fans were chanting "Fuck Joe Biden",[13] and this became clearly audible to viewers of the broadcast.[14][1] The chant was "at first difficult to make out", according to The Associated Press,[11] and while the crowd "appeared to be cheering on the driver Brandon Brown", according to The New York Times, the reporter stated, "You can hear the chants from the crowd, 'Let's go, Brandon!'".[3][11][15] Footage of the interview went viral,[1] leading to the adoption of the phrase by supporters of former US President Donald Trump and conservative social media as an expression of antipathy toward Democratic president Joe Biden.[16][2][14] It has also been reported as a protest against a 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.[2][14]
Conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Tomi Lahren spread the phrase via Twitter,[17] and Brandon Brown humorously sent a tweet: "To all the other Brandons out there, You're welcome! Let's go us".[1] The slogan has been printed on clothing, a billboard, and a banner flown behind a plane over a pro-Trump rally in Iowa.[12]
According to The Independent, "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."[12]
Usage
Politics
Republican politicians have publicly used the phrase. On October 21, Republican congressman Bill Posey concluded remarks on the House floor with "Let's go, Brandon".[2] Texas Governor Greg Abbott used the phrase in an October 22 tweet.[18] He attributed the popularity of the phrase to frustration with Biden's "disastrous policies", including his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the southern border.[19] The following week, Republican representative Jeff Duncan wore on the House floor a face mask with the phrase imprinted on the mask.[20] Senator Ted Cruz posed with a "Let's Go Brandon" sign that was hung in Houston at the 2021 World Series.[11] The anti-Biden chant migrated from Texas to Georgia when the Atlanta Braves hosted game 4 of the World Series with former President Donald Trump in attendance.[21]
Republican organizations have monetized the phrase. On October 24, at the North Carolina State Fair, North Carolina Republicans sold numerous buttons featuring the phrase, and four days later the Trump campaign started selling T-shirts featuring the phrase.[22][18]
Video footage confirms that chants of the phrase occured at the election headquarters of Glenn Youngkin during his victorious 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election on November 2, 2021.[23] The following day while providing commentary on Youngkin's upset victory, Florida governor Ron DeSantis described the Biden administration as the "Brandon administration" to uprorious cheers and applause from the crowd, which began chanting the slogan "Let's go Brandon."[24]
Music
Soon after the chant went viral, an anti-Biden rap song called "Let's Go Brandon" was recorded by Loza Alexander.[25] The song first went viral on TikTok before rising to number one on the iTunes Top Hip-Hop/Rap Songs list, and number two on the platform's Top Songs list, on October 18, 2021.[26][27][28] Alexander's song reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 6, 2021.[29]
Another song with the same title was released by Bryson Gray, a Christian conservative rapper, and reached number one on iTunes.[13] The Bryson Gray song debuted at number 28 on the US Hot 100.[30] The music video for Gray's song, which included the line "Biden said the jab stop the spread, it was lies" (in reference to COVID-19 vaccination efforts by Biden) was taken down by YouTube for containing "medical misinformation".[13] A country rap song of the same name has been recorded by Forgiato Blow.[13] On October 27, iTunes had different "Let's Go Brandon" recordings at numbers one, two,[31] four and eight.[32][better source needed]
Other
On October 28, 2021, in Falls Church, Virginia, two electronic road signs were broken into and changed to post the anti-Biden slogan.[33]
On October 29, 2021, an on-duty airline pilot for Southwest Airlines allegedly said "Let's Go Brandon".[34] The Southwest incident comes one week after the union representing United Airlines pilots sent out a memo discouraging pilots from using the emergency frequency 121.5 for communicating personal opinions, because they had been using it to say the phrase.[35] According to an opinion piece in the non-partisan website The Hill, some celebrity expressions of anti-Trump free speech, such as Robert De Niro's use of "an actual F-bomb" during live national TV and Madonna saying that she was contemplating blowing up the White House, after Trump was elected President, were far worse than the pilots' harmless anti-Biden free speech.[36]
See also
- FDT (song) - hip hop protest song whose title is an acronym for "Fuck Donald Trump"
References
- ^ a b c d Schwedel, Heather (October 22, 2021). "The Story Behind "Let's Go Brandon," the Secretly Vulgar Chant Suddenly Beloved by Republicans". Slate. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Parker, Ashley; Wolf, Carissa (October 23, 2021). "Biden's critics hurl increasingly vulgar taunts". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Delkic, Melina (October 31, 2021). "Why a Pilot Is Under Investigation for Saying 'Let's Go Brandon'". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ O'Neil, Tyler (September 12, 2021). "College students chant 'F--- Joe Biden' at football games". Fox News.
- ^ Palmer, Ewan (September 6, 2021). "'F**K Joe Biden' Chants Break Out at College Football Games Across the Country". Newsweek. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ Fike, Ellen (September 20, 2021). "University Of Wyoming Football Attendees Chant "F— Joe Biden" During Saturday Game". Cowboy State Daily. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ Lock, Samantha (September 27, 2021). "'F*** Joe Biden' Chant Breaks Out at Ryder Cup as U.S. Beat Europe". Newsweek.
- ^ Ricker, Don (October 4, 2021). "NBC NASCAR Reporter Kelli Stavast's Response To Anti-Joe Biden Chant Is Hilarious". HuffPost.
- ^ Miller, Matthew (September 20, 2021). "Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine slams COVID-19 restrictions during concert: 'This is called tyranny'". Washington Examiner. Yahoo News. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Gentile, Luke (October 4, 2021). "Protesters chant 'f*** Joe Biden and de Blasio' as thousands of teachers lose work due to vaccine mandate". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Long, Colleen (October 30, 2021). "How 'Let's Go Brandon' became code for insulting Joe Biden". Associated Press. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b c Bremner, Jade. "Why are MAGA supporters chanting 'Let's Go Brandon' to mock Democrats?". The Independent . Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Stieb, Matt (October 29, 2021). "How the Anti-Biden Song "Let's Go Brandon" Became a Shadow Smash". New York Magazine.
- ^ a b c Zurcher, Anthony (October 12, 2021). "How 'Let's go Brandon' became an anti-Biden conservative heckle". BBC. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Suliman, Adela (October 31, 2021). "Southwest Airlines to investigate pilot's purported anti-Biden chant". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Lahut, Jake (October 27, 2021). "The anti-Biden 'let's go Brandon' chant made its way to a top video game streamer's channel". Business Insider. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Lahut, Jake (October 13, 2021). "'Let's go, Brandon': The right's new anti-Biden chant comes from a NASCAR broadcast where NBC Sports didn't want to drop an f-bomb". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Breslin, Maureen (October 28, 2021). "Trump campaign sells 'Let's Go Brandon' T-shirts". The Hill.
- ^ Eubank, Britny (October 22, 2021). "Gov. Greg Abbott tweets anti-Biden phrase alongside clip from Breitbart interview". KVUE ABC.
- ^ Chamlee, Virginia (October 27, 2021). "GOP Lawmaker Wears 'Let's Go Brandon' Mask on House Floor in Barely Veiled Swipe at President Biden". People.
- ^ McDonald, Scott (October 31, 2021). "Video of Trump Laughing During 'Let's Go Brandon' Chant at World Series Seen Over 6M Times". Newsweek. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Harrison, Steve (October 25, 2021). "NC Republicans keep saying 'Let's go, Brandon!' It's really a vulgar dig at Joe Biden". WFAE. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Chaitin, Daniel (November 2, 2021). "'Let's go Brandon' chant breaks out at Youngkin headquarters as victory looks assured". washingtonexaminer.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Elkind, Elizabeth (November 3, 2021). "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mocks the 'Brandon administration' and leads a chant of 'Let's Go Brandon' at press conference after Republicans stormed to victory in Virginia". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Romero, Julia (October 22, 2021). "Las Vegas rapper's song inspired by 'Let's go Brandon' meme, skyrockets on iTunes". KLAS-TV. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Stunson, Mike (October 18, 2021). "'Let's Go Brandon' started as a Republican rally cry – now it's topping iTunes charts". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Zachary (October 18, 2021). "#1 hip-hop song on iTunes chart, "Let's Go, Brandon" inspired by anti-Biden meme". WKRC-TV. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Lynch, John (October 19, 2021). "Let's Go Brandon: What does it mean?". WTRF-TV. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard.com. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ @billboardcharts (November 1, 2021). "@RealBrysonGray's "Let's Go Brandon," featuring @Tyson_James_ & @realCCrump, debuts at No. 28 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Why are MAGA supporters chanting 'Let's Go Brandon' to mock Democrats?". The Independent. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "iTunes Top 100 Songs Chart". PopVortex. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "'Let's Go Brandon:' Find out what it means, and how it got onto 2 Northern Virginia electronic road signs". www.fox5dc.com. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Southwest Airlines to investigate pilot's purported anti-Biden chant". MSN.com. October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Southwest launches investigation into pilot reportedly using anti-Biden phrase on flight". cnn.com. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Is 'Let's go Brandon!' a form of hate speech?". thehill.com. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.