Southwest pilot under investigation for allegedly using anti-Biden phrase.
The pilot signed off to passengers by saying, “Let’s go, Brandon,” which has become profane code in some conservative circles for criticizing the president.Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileA Southwest Airlines pilot is facing an internal investigation after using a phrase over a flight's public address system that has become synonymous with a profane insult for President Joe Biden.
The investigation was announced Sunday by the airline. It comes after the pilot signed off his greeting to passengers aboard a flight from Houston to Albuquerque last Friday morning by saying,"Let's go, Brandon." The use of the phrase drew audible gasps from some aboard the flight, according to Colleen Long, an Associated Press reporter who was on the plane and who"Let's go Brandon" originated from an Oct. 2 NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, where Brandon Brown, a 28-year-old driver, was being interviewed by NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast.
Behind Brown and the interviewer, the crowd was chanting something. Stavast suggested they were chanting"Let's go, Brandon," only to later have it become obvious that the crowd was saying"F--- Joe Biden." Since then, the phrase has become increasingly popular among conservative circles to secretly insult the president. Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., have used the phrase
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