Trump supporters seem to be cheering on a certain Brandon over the past few weeks.
But behind this is a - anything but positive - attack on Joe Biden.
Washington - "Let's go Brandon" - with this slogan, supporters of Donald Trump and the Republican Party are currently making mood against Joe Biden.
The seemingly cryptic slogan stands for "Fuck Joe Biden", can be read millions of times on the Internet in the USA, has become the motto of the US opposition within a few weeks - and arose due to a misunderstanding.
Let's go Brandon: How a misunderstanding caused the new anti-Biden saying
That Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are hostile to Donald Trump and the Republicans is nothing new.
The fact that the political mood in the USA is extremely harsh and the people are divided is also not.
Accordingly, it is not uncommon for events that actually have nothing to do with politics to be politicized.
This happened on a car race in the US-Mototsportverbands NASCAR (
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Nascar races are particularly popular with Republicans.
Nascar boss Brian France and some drivers campaigned for Trump in 2016.
Well, in early October, Nascar stopped at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The US state is considered a stronghold of the Republicans, since 1980 the Democrats have not been able to win here. The audience was accordingly close to the Republicans. Racing driver Brandon Brown secured victory and was then interviewed by an NBC reporter.
In the background, a group of Trump supporters were singing "Fuck Joe Biden". The calls could also be heard over the external microphones, but the journalist apparently did not understand the choirs or did not want to understand them. In your ears the fans shouted “Let's go Brandon” instead of “Fuck Joe Biden”. Some Republicans saw the conversation as further evidence of the "machinations of fake news" that suppressed their opinions and did not show "the truth" (Trump's new social medium). Others found it amusing to insult the unwelcome US president in cryptic terms. In any case, the interview spread rapidly on social media - also because the largest US broadcaster, FOX News, took up the topic. The Trump base had a new slogan.
This NASCAR interview is amazing.
Is she really not aware what they're chanting?
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- Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 3, 2021
Let's go Brandon: "President Trump wants you to buy our shirt"
It is now almost impossible not to encounter the slogan in the USA. Outside of social media, “Let's go Brandon” is omnipresent - when shopping, in football stadiums, even when flying. A Southwest airline pilot greeted the passengers accordingly. Meanwhile, there are also more and more clothes with the label "Let's go Brandon". Shops close to the Republican sell shirts and caps. For example, a t-shirt sells for $ 45. Including the message from the Trump-affiliated shop: “#FJB (
Fuck Joe Biden, d. Red.
) Or Let's go Brandon? Either way. President Trump wants you to buy our iconic shirt. "
A song called "Let's go Brandon" even made it into the US charts.
He comes from the rapper Bryson Gray - a black musician who has been photographed several times in a Trump sweater or with a "Make America Great Again" cap.
His song denies the coronavirus pandemic.
It says, among other things: “Let's go, Brandon.
Pandemic ain't real, they just planned it, ayy, ayy (they just planned it).
Let's go, Brandon ”(the pandemic is not real, they just planned it) or“ Biden said the jab stop the spread, it was lies.
These politicians are demons, just in disguise ”(Biden said the vaccine stopped the spread, it was a lie. These politicians are demons, just in disguise).
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In his music video, the rapper Bryson Gray poses with a Trump cap, an anti-Biden shirt and a gun.
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Let's go Brandon: "The latest craze for the Republicans"
Even in the US House of Representatives, the saying is now used by MPs such as Republican Bill Posey (Florida) or Jeff Duncan (South Carolina).
Texas Senator Ted Cruz posed with a "Let's Go Brandon" sign.
The Republican Party likes to take up the Anti-Biden Code.
The
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reported: "It's all the rage among Republicans trying to prove their conservative credibility, a not-so-secret handshake that signals that they are on the same wavelength as the party base."
Donald Trump also uses it for mobilization purposes.
The 75-year-old should be happy that his fans have found a common slogan.
It has recently been more difficult for Trump to gain access to a large number of his fans.
He has been banned from major social media because of his statements about the US election he believes was stolen.
USA: Joe Biden under pressure
And Biden?
The new wave of hatred hits him in the middle of an already unfavorable political phase.
The Democrat's approval ratings have plummeted around a year after the US election.
In the first mood test after the presidential election, the gubernatorial election in the US state of Virginia, the Republican Glenn Youngkin won.
The result caused consternation among the Democrats - and a tremor before the still influential Donald Trump.
At the world climate summit, Biden fell asleep, which his opponents used to attack the 78-year-old with "Sleepy Joe" (sleepy Joe).
In addition, Biden is now increasingly confronted with the three words.
During election campaign events, “Fuck Joe Biden” is heard from the background - or “Let's go Brandon” over and over again.
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