President Joe Biden briefly broke out his Dark Brandon persona on Wednesday when asked about Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who failed to get enough votes to become House speaker for a second straight day.
“I ache for him,” the president snarked after a reporter asked for a comment on Jordan’s struggles.
After a pause as reporters chuckled, Biden added that he had no view on the subject.
“No. Zero. None,” he said:
Reporter: Do you have a view of Jim Jordan’s current predicament?
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 18, 2023
President Biden, smiling: I ache for him pic.twitter.com/VAADSYH0XW
Biden’s boosters cheered for the sass, with many referencing “Dark Brandon.”
That’s a spin on “Brandon,” a nickname right-wingers began using as shorthand for an F-bomb aimed at the president. Instead, Biden supporters turned the name into a snarky, meme-ready persona that represents his feisty side:
damn @potus! https://t.co/b4AjOfPruK pic.twitter.com/zcIMlRWHI4
— Caro 🇺🇲🇨🇷 (@carogonza2) October 18, 2023
Dark Brandon has a wry sense of humor.
— The Resistor Sister®️♥️🇺🇸 (@the_resistor) October 18, 2023
Ah, empathy https://t.co/RGxfTXl7Hu
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 18, 2023
You can almost SEE Dark Brandon energy in that smirk. https://t.co/3mJDyqlNGe
— HawaiiDelilah™ #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) October 18, 2023
Dark Brandon is savage! 😂😂🔥🔥
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) October 18, 2023
https://t.co/gy0JrCntjK pic.twitter.com/ZyMQhIeC2X
— THEE Jay B. (@BostonDukeman) October 18, 2023
#DarkBrandon rises...again. https://t.co/sfFPSwRUk3 pic.twitter.com/SBDs4nvYnv
— #BidenHarris...AGAIN (@IslandGalObama) October 19, 2023
This is why Dark Brandon took off. The man has wit https://t.co/dUn5TnGqAQ
— Fascism Heckler, Finally in the Find out part! (@FascismHeckler) October 18, 2023
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