• NASCAR driver who unintentionally sparked 'Let's Go Brandon' chant says

    From SUE Kelli Stavast and NBC@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 28 05:41:48 2021
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    NASCAR driver Brandon Brown says 'it's been tough to connect with
    partnerships'

    The NASCAR driver who recently rose in fame after unintentionally
    sparking the "Let’s Go Brandon!" phrase says he’s had a hard time
    finding corporate sponsors following the chant going viral.

    "It got extremely difficult for us. … If you’re a national
    corporation, that means you sell to all consumers … and
    unfortunately, when you get dragged into the political arena, people
    want you to take a side,’" Brown told Sports Business Journal in a
    recent interview.

    "It's hard for a brand to want to attach to somebody who might be
    kind of divisive in their consumer base. If I'm going to divide
    Coca-Cola, why would they want to talk to me?"

    HOW 'LET'S GO BRANDON!' BECAME A NATIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION

    The phrase "Let’s Go Brandon" took over social media In October
    after an NBC interview with Brown. Fans of NASCAR were chanting
    "F--- Joe Biden" during the interview, and in an apparent attempt to
    steer the interview away from politics, reporter Kelli Stavast said
    they were chanting "Let’s Go Brandon" in support of Brown.

    DAD TELLS BIDEN, 'LET'S GO, BRANDON' DURING CHRISTMAS EVE CALL — AND
    BIDEN RESPONDS

    The phrase soon became synonymous with criticisms of President
    Biden, and rang out at concerts, sports games and events where Biden
    has spoken.


    Just on Christmas Eve, controversy was sparked when a dad of four
    called to speak with Biden and the first lady during a holiday-
    themed event and said the phrase live on the call.

    ANTI-BIDEN RALLYING CRY 'LETS GO BRANDON' CAUSES MAINSTREAM MEDIA
    MELTDOWN

    "I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas as well. Merry Christmas
    and Let’s go, Brandon!" the dad, identified as Jared Schmeck from
    Oregon, said at the end of the call.


    The president then asked Schmeck where in Oregon he is from, but no
    one responded.

    "I think we lost him," Biden said.

    https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/nascar-brandon-brown-lets-go- brandon-corporations-marketability-tough

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