![]() ![]() South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan donned a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ face mask at the Capitol last week and Texas Senator Ted Cruz posed with a ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sign at the World Series.įollowing the incident aboard the Southwest flight, the company has said in a statement that the use of the phrase does not reflect its values.Īs the investigation is underway, Southwest says they do ‘not condone employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our customers’. Republican Representative Bill Posey of Florida ended a speech on the House floor last month with the phrase, as well as a fist bump. Since then, the phrase has taken off among some conservative citizens and politicians looking for a family friendly way of signaling they are in line with the GOP’s base. Stavast said that maybe the crowd was chanting ‘Let’s go, Brandon’, only for it later tobecome evident that they were, in fact, saying, ‘F*** Joe Biden’. Passengers aboard the flight could be heard gasping after hearing the phrase, which has become placeholder for a profane insult to Biden.Īssociated Press reporter Colleen Long, who was aboard the flight, first reported the incident, tweeting: ‘TFW you’re trying to go on vacation and then the pilot says the very thing you’re working on over the loud speaker and you have to try to get him (to) comment but then almost get removed from the plane.’īaby girl dies after being left in hot car by grandma The airline announced the investigation on Sunday after the pilot finished his greeting to passengers aboard a Friday flight from Houston to Albuquerque with the saying, which is the equivalent of saying ‘F*** Joe Biden’. ![]() Southwest Airlines is investigating one of its pilots who allegedly signed off with ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ – a new coded message used by conservatives looking to criticize President Joe Biden. Southwest Airlines is investigating an incident in which a pilots allegedly signed off using a phrase criticizing President Joe Biden (Picture: AP) ![]()
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