![]() ![]() The Let’s Go Brandon meme is also an assertion by conservatives of perceived media bias, given the circumstances surrounding what birthed the phrase to begin with. The attack from Rangappa, meanwhile, ignores the fact that an insult is not all this phrase represents. The same blue check brigade members who have spent five years arguing Colin Kaepernick should be able to make political statements in uniform at work are demanding a Southwest Airlines pilot be fired for allegedly saying “Let’s go Brandon,” on the plane PA. And comments from TikTokers also suggest more than one Southwest pilot has done this, though those are unconfirmed original sound – thatpatriotmom ![]() However, it’s not immediately clear from the clip below that it’s from this specific flight. My guess is that 1) the plane would be immediately grounded 2) the pilot fired and 3) a statement issued by the airline within a matter of hours.” Southwest Airlines Let’s Go Brandon videoĪ TikTok video has surfaced of what appears to be a Southwest pilot uttering the phrase over the plane’s intercom system. CNN analyst Asha Rangappa, for example, wrote a tweet over the weekend that seemed to compare the Southwest pilot’s usage of the LGB phrase from the cockpit, over the intercom, to being as awful as if the pilot would have said something like “Long Live ISIS.” In her tweet, Rangappa wrote: “ As an experiment, I’d love for an pilot to say “Long live ISIS” before taking off. Needless to say, social media exploded with posts about this turn of events - which has sparked some pretty outrageous reactions. 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. ![]() In an email to Forbes, Southwest said it “apologizes for this event.” The airline also released a statement on Saturday, which said it’s investigating this incident (while not mentioning an apology). Don't Miss : Today’s deals: $35 Echo Dot, 14% off AirTags, Sony TV sale, Roomba robot vacuum deals, more ![]()
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