Jen Psaki confronted by NBC reporter about
what Biden makes of ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ chants
Posted By: Imright, 11/13/2021 1:34:26 PM
White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s post-COVID return to the briefing room Friday came with a flurry of predictably dubious claims, as usual.She first claimed that President Joe Biden, who’s repeatedly demonstrated a Trump-like hypersensitivity to criticism, isn’t remotely bothered by Americans chanting “Let’s Go Brandon” as an insult directed at him.She issued the claim after being pressed about it by NBC’s Peter Alexander.“Across this country, we’ve seen this new phenomenon lately chanted at sporting events and on signs. The phrase is ‘Let’s Go Brandon,’ a sort of code for a profane slogan attacking President Biden. What does the president make of that?” he asked.
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