{"id":948682,"date":"2021-11-01T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=948682"},"modified":"2021-11-01T09:13:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:13:54","slug":"who-did-that-southwest-promises-to-seek-out-lets-go-brandon-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-did-that-southwest-promises-to-seek-out-lets-go-brandon-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Did That? Southwest Promises to Seek out \u2018Let\u2019s Go, Brandon\u2019 Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fwho-did-that-southwest-promises-to-seek-out-lets-go-brandon-pilot%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=948682&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/southwest-airlines-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Southwest Airlines said Sunday an internal investigation is underway after one of its pilots chanted \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d for passengers over the plane\u2019s intercom last week.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot reportedly offered the anti-Joe Biden \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d salutation as he signed off on a flight from Houston, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, prompting \u201caudible gasps from some passengers,\u201d as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/pre-viral\/2021\/10\/31\/southwest-airline-pilot-chants-lets-go-brandon-over-intercom\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/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>Southwest Airlines later denounced the comment as \u201coffensive\u201d and an insult to the sensitivities of its passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouthwest takes pride in providing a welcoming, comfortable, and respectful environment for the millions of Customers who fly with the airline each year and behavior from any individual that is divisive or offensive will not be tolerated,\u201d the airline&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/politics\/southwest-under-fire-after-video-showing-pilot-say-lets-go-brandon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now the carrier has gone a step further, declaring&nbsp;in a statement on social media it would \u201caddress the situation directly with any Employee involved while continuing to remind all Employees that public expression of personal opinions while on duty is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1578947368421\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We know many of you have heard about recent statements that may have been made on a Southwest flight, and we wanted you to hear directly from us. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CYh0MugYxd\">pic.twitter.com\/CYh0MugYxd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir\/status\/1454900992718352387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement went on to add \u201cSouthwest does not condone Employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our Customers, and one Employee\u2019s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d meme began last month when NBC Sports reporter Kellie Stavast claimed to have misheard the crowd chanting \u201cF**k Joe Biden\u201d when NASCAR driver Brandon Brown scored his first Xfinity Series win at the Talladega Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fans Chant &quot;F*ck Joe Biden!&quot; During Live Brandon Brown NASCAR Interview at Talladega (Original)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQ8asiDn2_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the chant has become a vulgar-free way of expressing disdain for the 46th President of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, the Biden White House has denied ever hearing the chant, claiming it stems from right-wing extremists on 8chan in the hope the meme will go away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had never heard of that chant until you explained it to me,\u201d White House spokesman Andrew Bates&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/biden-vulgar-signs-chants\/2021\/10\/22\/6071836e-3122-11ec-a880-a9d8c009a0b1_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told WaPo<\/a>. \u201cI guess I\u2019m not spending enough time on 8chan or whatever.\u201d<\/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>Southwest Airlines said Sunday an internal investigation is underway after one of its pilots chanted \u201cLet\u2019s Go, Brandon\u201d for passengers over the plane\u2019s intercom last week. 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