Did President Joe Biden troll his Republican opposition when he met with a guy named Brandon? Social media users seem to think so.
But first, some context.
Last week, an anti-Biden rap song began making the rounds, eventually rising to the top of the iTunes hip-hop chart.
The song, entitled "Let's Go Brandon," is performed by rapper Loza Alexander and went viral on TikTok.
It was inspired by the "Let's go Brandon!" meme that has taken social media by storm since NBC's Kelli Stavast interviewed NASCAR driver Brandon Brown after he came in first place at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway earlier this month.
The interview went viral because the crowd could be heard chanting "F*** Joe Biden" in the background, which Stavast misheard as "Let's go Brandon!"
The moment was widely viewed as an example of the heightened political polarization in American politics as the Biden administration continues to work on bridging the gaps in a stalled legislature in an effort to codify its social and economic agenda.
But President Biden appears to have subverted the joke, according to internet users who couldn't help but comment after Biden met with a man named Brandon to drum up support for Biden's "Build Back Better" intiative.
Writing on Twitter, Biden said:
"I'm fighting every day to pass my Build Back Better Agenda for folks like Brandon. His story is like so many I've heard across the country."
"Folks are just looking for a fighting chance and to be treated with the dignity they deserve–and that's what my agenda is all about."
I\u2019m fighting every day to pass my Build Back Better Agenda for folks like Brandon. His story is like so many I\u2019ve heard across the country. Folks are just looking for a fighting chance and to be treated with the dignity they deserve \u2013 and that\u2019s what my agenda is all about.pic.twitter.com/GFm9AShbEe— President Biden (@President Biden) 1634910094
Was this merely a coincidence?
The internet didn't seem to think so.
In fact, many agreed the President's social media game is strong.
You're kidding me right! Let's go Brandon .....You can't make this shit uphttps://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— monica (@monica) 1634940062
The staffer who tweeted this knew what they were doing lolhttps://twitter.com/potus/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— THE CONSERVATIVE inc. (@THE CONSERVATIVE inc.) 1634929336
Can't get over the fact that the dude's name is BRANDON.\n\n#LetsGoBrandonhttps://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— Daron Diehl (@Daron Diehl) 1634911992
We have come full circle.https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— Dr. Holz 3.0, Cynic (@Dr. Holz 3.0, Cynic) 1634916810
No coincidence. No coincidence at all that his name is Brandon. None at all. Nope.https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— nixvibe (@nixvibe) 1634915754
Did Biden\u2019s team go out of their way to find someone named Brandon? Yes. Of course. Well played.https://twitter.com/potus/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com) 1634915252
LOOOOOL this guys PR team is unmatched holy fuckhttps://twitter.com/potus/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— \u20bfhargav (@\u20bfhargav) 1634918321
They set him up with a 'brandon'? \n\nHOLY SHIT THAT'S FUNNY!!!!https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— von Scrappy (@von Scrappy) 1634923088
My god its too perfect #LetsGoBrandonhttps://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1451544259992203266\u00a0\u2026— Pain_Ful (@Pain_Ful) 1634924796
In the weeks before Biden's video was posted, the phrase "Let's go Brandon!" had been used to criticize his administration's policies, including when hundreds of General Electric (GE) workers walked off the job to protest vaccine mandates.
Clearly, the President's social media team knows what they're doing.
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