Southwest Airlines faces boycott threats after pilot's reported use of 'let's go Brandon'

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The phrase has become known amongst conservatives as a code for saying 'F--- Joe Biden!' after a video went viral earlier this month during a NASCAR race.

's press secretary retweeted a photo of the phrase on a construction sign this month in Virginia.

Southwest Airlines is facing backlash online after one of its pilots reportedly said the anti-Joe Biden phrase"Let's go Brandon" on Friday. Here, a NASCAR fan hols a"Let's Go Brandon" sign at Texas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.Southwest has since faced a wave of backlash on social media as some users are calling for the airline to be boycotted or reprimanded for the pilot's reported use of the phrase.

TV writer and journalist Bryan Behar tweeted on Sunday:"It's bad enough Southwest Airlines doesn't offer assigned seats. I don't also need MAGA pilots mocking the passengers and stirring up hate in the cabin." It’s bad enough Southwest Airlines doesn’t offer assigned seats. I don’t also need MAGA pilots mocking the passengers and stirring up hate in the cabin.

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