This article is from the source 'rtcom' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.rt.com/usa/539119-firearms-secret-service-brandon/
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| NBC mocked for spinning ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ as threat of violence against Biden after gun sellers use meme as marketing ploy | NBC mocked for spinning ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ as threat of violence against Biden after gun sellers use meme as marketing ploy |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| NBC, the media giant that helped give rise to “Let’s Go Brandon” chants as a synonym for “F**k Joe Biden,” has drawn ridicule for asking the Secret Service if the slogan's use on firearms is being investigated. | NBC, the media giant that helped give rise to “Let’s Go Brandon” chants as a synonym for “F**k Joe Biden,” has drawn ridicule for asking the Secret Service if the slogan's use on firearms is being investigated. |
| “I called to ask the Secret Service whether they consider ‘F**k Joe Biden’ emblazoned on an assault rifle to represent a security threat to the president,” NBC reporter Ken Dilanian said on Sunday. Facing backlash for what some commenters saw as an attempt to demonize an anti-Biden meme, Dilanian defended the query as a “reasonable question.” | “I called to ask the Secret Service whether they consider ‘F**k Joe Biden’ emblazoned on an assault rifle to represent a security threat to the president,” NBC reporter Ken Dilanian said on Sunday. Facing backlash for what some commenters saw as an attempt to demonize an anti-Biden meme, Dilanian defended the query as a “reasonable question.” |
| Dilanian tweeted his comment linking the anti-Biden message to a threat of violence after authoring an article noting that gun dealers were engraving variants of “Let’s Go Brandon” on firearm parts and ammunition to boost sales. For example, he wrote, a dealer in South Carolina is marketing a lower receiver for an AR-15 assault rifle as a “LETSGO-15.” | Dilanian tweeted his comment linking the anti-Biden message to a threat of violence after authoring an article noting that gun dealers were engraving variants of “Let’s Go Brandon” on firearm parts and ammunition to boost sales. For example, he wrote, a dealer in South Carolina is marketing a lower receiver for an AR-15 assault rifle as a “LETSGO-15.” |
| A selector on the receiver shows three modes, including “F**k,” “JOE!” and “BIDEN!” – representing safety, fire and automatic. | A selector on the receiver shows three modes, including “F**k,” “JOE!” and “BIDEN!” – representing safety, fire and automatic. |
| Other gun parts are being marketed with such memes, including an AR-15 magazine with “Let’s Go Brandon” and a caricature resembling Biden. Another company is offering an assault rifle magazine with the same message and a photo of the president. | Other gun parts are being marketed with such memes, including an AR-15 magazine with “Let’s Go Brandon” and a caricature resembling Biden. Another company is offering an assault rifle magazine with the same message and a photo of the president. |
| The article noted that a Secret Service spokesman declined to comment in response to Dilanian’s question about whether such messaging might represent a threat to Biden. In his article, the reporter went on to tie assault rifles to mass shootings and to note that Republican politicians had used the “Let’s Go Brandon” slogan. | The article noted that a Secret Service spokesman declined to comment in response to Dilanian’s question about whether such messaging might represent a threat to Biden. In his article, the reporter went on to tie assault rifles to mass shootings and to note that Republican politicians had used the “Let’s Go Brandon” slogan. |
| Ironically, an NBC Sports reporter inadvertently triggered use of “Let’s Go Brandon” as a non-expletive version of “F**k Joe Biden” when she was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown on October 2. Racing fans in the stands behind Brown were chanting “F**k Joe Biden” – an increasingly popular activity at sporting events where conservative-leaning fans are in attendance – and the reporter falsely stated that they were saying “Let’s Go Brandon.” | Ironically, an NBC Sports reporter inadvertently triggered use of “Let’s Go Brandon” as a non-expletive version of “F**k Joe Biden” when she was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown on October 2. Racing fans in the stands behind Brown were chanting “F**k Joe Biden” – an increasingly popular activity at sporting events where conservative-leaning fans are in attendance – and the reporter falsely stated that they were saying “Let’s Go Brandon.” |
| The appeal of voicing displeasure with Biden without using profanity while at the same time mocking the media apparently helped the slogan catch fire – much to the chagrin of the mainstream press. A CNN national security analyst went so far as to liken use of the slogan by a Southwest Airlines pilot to an Islamist extremist declaring, “Long life ISIS.” | The appeal of voicing displeasure with Biden without using profanity while at the same time mocking the media apparently helped the slogan catch fire – much to the chagrin of the mainstream press. A CNN national security analyst went so far as to liken use of the slogan by a Southwest Airlines pilot to an Islamist extremist declaring, “Long life ISIS.” |
| No such tie-ins to terrorism or violence were expressed when former President Donald Trump was bashed with vulgarities, supporters of the ex-president noted. | No such tie-ins to terrorism or violence were expressed when former President Donald Trump was bashed with vulgarities, supporters of the ex-president noted. |
| A clip of Robert De Niro flinging F-bombs at Trump during the 2018 Tony Award ceremony has resurfaced. In the video, the actor receives a standing ovation from the audience packed with Hollywood celebrities after he repeatedly says “F*ck Trump” during an introductory speech. | A clip of Robert De Niro flinging F-bombs at Trump during the 2018 Tony Award ceremony has resurfaced. In the video, the actor receives a standing ovation from the audience packed with Hollywood celebrities after he repeatedly says “F*ck Trump” during an introductory speech. |
| Comedian Kathy Griffin made rounds online in 2017 with a video of her holding a severed and bloody head of Trump in effigy. The stunt saw her get fired from CNN and become a subject of a police investigation. While Griffin was “completely exonerated” barely two months in the probe, the comedian claimed that she was facing “a two-month federal investigation” and charges of “conspiracy to assassinate the president of the United States.” | |
| Having initially issued a mea culpa for posting the image, Griffin walked back her apologies once the probe was dropped, and reposted the image in November last year amid the US presidential elections. | Having initially issued a mea culpa for posting the image, Griffin walked back her apologies once the probe was dropped, and reposted the image in November last year amid the US presidential elections. |
| Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! | Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! |