President Biden has shared a ‘Dark Brandon’ meme implying he and Taylor Swift plotted to have the Chiefs win the Super Bowl.
The image shows Biden with red laser as eyes, with the name coming from a meme that originally started out as a right-wing slogan, ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ – coded to stand in for ‘F*** Joe Biden.’ It has now become an inside joke for Biden’s supporters.
Biden tweeted the image with the caption ‘just like we drew it up’ soon after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The president was seemingly leaning in on speculation by GOP commentators and Republicans that have speculated on Swift being a plant being used to swing the 2024 election.
The popstar was seen watching the highly anticipated game from the stands, cheering on her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
The image shows Biden with red laser as eyes, with the name coming from a meme that originally started out as a right-wing slogan, ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
Biden tweeted the image with the caption ‘just like we drew it up’ soon after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl on Sunday
The popstar was seen watching the highly anticipated game from the stands , cheering on her boyfriend tight end Travis Kelce
Biden had previously used the meme after his campaign team signed up to join Trump’s social media site Truth Social.
Before kick off on Sunday, the campaign also shared a TikTok of the President and made a joke about the conspiracy theory.
In the short clip he is asked ‘deviously plotting to rig the season so the Chiefs would make the Super Bowl or the Chiefs just being a good football team?’
The President hits back: ‘I’d get in trouble if I told ya’, before the image of Dark Brandon appears on screen.
Swift, while steering clear from mainstream politics, vowed to kick Trump out of the White House during the last election – and announced she voted Democrat.
Current reports indicate that the star is preparing to endorse Biden again, causing Donald Trump to tell aides that it didn’t matter as he was ‘more popular’ than her anyway.
The New York Times reported that Swift is a key name on Biden aides’ ‘wish lists of potential surrogates.’
Swift’s political clout is sought after by all sides, but for years she remained avowedly neutral.
Born in Pennsylvania but moving to Nashville as a young girl to pursue music, she was initially loathe to say anything that would alienate her traditionally Republican country music fanbase.
But in 2018, she spoke out against Republican senator Marsha Blackburn, saying her voting record ‘appalls and terrifies me.’
Swift posted in her X account in October 2020: ‘I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president’
The New York Times reported that Swift is a key name on Biden aides’ ‘wish lists of potential surrogates’. He is seen here disembarking from Marine One on Sunday evening
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk across the South Lawn of the White House, late Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Delaware
Trump – who in 2012 called her ‘fantastic’ and ‘terrific’ – was angered by Swift’s remarks.
‘You know, Marsha Blackburn is doing a very good job in Tennessee, she’s leading now substantially,’ Trump said. ‘She’s a tremendous woman.
‘I’m sure Taylor Swift doesn’t know anything about her. And let’s say that I like Taylor’s music about 25 percent less now.’
Swift then backed Biden, and last year, a single Instagram post of hers led to 35,000 new voter registrations.
A poll last month by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek highlighted how 18 percent of voters say they’re more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Swift.
This election will see 8 million new voters in the US electorate – and a total of 41 million Gen Z voters, many of whom are influenced by celebrities and social media.
On social media, X users found the ‘Dark Brandon’ hilarious, with one person saying the Chiefs should give Biden a championship ring
The data comes from a sample size of 1,500 people – 45 percent of which said they liked Taylor, with 54 percent saying they were not fans.
On social media, X users found the ‘Dark Brandon’ hilarious, with one person saying the Chiefs should give Biden a championship ring.
One person said: ‘Sir this is next level trolling. You are awarded 10/10.’
Another commented: ‘At first I thought this was a parody account but what the hell is this.’
While one person posted: ‘Kansas City should legit give you a super bowl ring for this.’