{"id":1157107,"date":"2021-12-26T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1157107"},"modified":"2021-12-26T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T15:34:15","slug":"just-joking-oregon-dad-claims-no-animosity-in-lets-go-brandon-crack-at-joe-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-joking-oregon-dad-claims-no-animosity-in-lets-go-brandon-crack-at-joe-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Joking: Oregon Dad Claims No Animosity in \u2018Let\u2019s Go, Brandon\u2019 Crack at Joe Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjust-joking-oregon-dad-claims-no-animosity-in-lets-go-brandon-crack-at-joe-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1157107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">An Oregon father who saluted President Joe Biden on a livestream with \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d during the annual White House NORAD Santa-tracking phone call says it was offered as \u201ca joke,\u201d according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMerry Christmas, and let\u2019s go, Brandon!\u201dJared Schmeck said, referring to the popular conservative phrase to signal dissatisfaction with the president after Biden spoke with his kids on the phone last Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, I have nothing against Mr. Biden, but I am frustrated because I think he can be doing a better job,\u201d the father of four and former cop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/crime\/2021\/12\/oregon-father-of-four-who-told-president-biden-lets-go-brandon-on-christmas-eve-call-said-he-meant-it-in-jest.html\">told<\/a> the <em>Oregonian<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon, I agree,\u201d was the president\u2019s cringemaking reply.<\/p>\n<p>Schmeck posted video&nbsp;of his end of the call on YouTube, during which it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F1ulpuUKI4Q\">appeared<\/a> the connection was breaking up at the end of the exchange.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it would be automated. We just waited on hold and then they answered,\u201d he told the Oregonian. \u201cAnd I thought, \u2018wow, this is real.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dad smiled throughout the exchange, laughing when the president asked what he wanted for Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe a quiet night,\u201d he said, chuckling as he sat in what appeared to be a child\u2019s bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLots of luck, Dad,\u201d Biden replied.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19266714\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1360718122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19266714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1360718122-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden participate in an event to call NORAD and track the path of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Building on December 24, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"YKGLLVYPH5BYTMZFBGC5D6NMVA\">\u201cI understand there is a vulgar meaning to \u2018Let\u2019s go Brandon,\u2019 but I\u2019m not that simple-minded, no matter how I feel about him,\u201d Schmeck insisted to the newspaper. \u201cHe seems likes he\u2019s a cordial guy. There\u2019s no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest to also express my God-given right to express my frustrations in a joking manner \u2026 I love him just like I love any other brother or sister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schmeck said he \u201cstood 100% behind what I did and what I said,\u201d adding he\u2019s not a supporter of former President Donald Trump but is frustrated with Biden policies such as federal vaccine mandates, along with issues like inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite saying his comment was just a jocular taunt, others are taking it more seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Schmeck&nbsp;claims to be getting threats after the exchange, telling the Oregonian that he\u2019s been receiving what reporter&nbsp;Maxine Bernstein&nbsp;identified as \u201cvague but threatening phone calls.\u201d<br \/>\u201c[N]ow I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech,\u201d Schmeck said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not alone in his frustration, with the \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d salutation has taken off around the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Let&#8217;s Go, Brandon!&#8221; Biden&#8217;s Warm Welcome As He Surveys Tornado Damage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGWwZwUKgi\">pic.twitter.com\/NGWwZwUKgi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1471249055586164737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House claimed in November that Biden did not focus on it.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday\u2019s call, Biden spoke with several couples and children during the traditional Santa tracking event with military families, a tradition for the presidents on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>First Lady Jill Biden led the call, while the president chimed in on occasion.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Oregon father who saluted President Joe Biden on a livestream with \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon\u201d during the annual White House NORAD Santa-tracking phone call says it was offered as \u201ca &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1157107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1157107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1157107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1157107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1157107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1157107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}