Video captured by right-wing investigative reporter Drew Hernandez earlier this month showed a long line of demonstrators outside Southwest's headquarters in Texas protesting the vaccine mandate, with some again chanting 'Let's Go Brandon.' The pilots' alleged use of the term comes amid growing tensions over President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate, which requires that all federal contractors - including airline employees - be vaccinated by December 8. Mitch McConnell's press secretary retweeted a photo of the saying at a Virginia construction site. Ted Cruz posed with a Let's Go Brandon sign at the World Series, and Sen. Bill Posey, of Florida, ended an October 21 House floor speech with the phrase, South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan wore a Let's Go Brandon facemask last week, Texas Sen. The moment was immortalized in a song that hit the top of the charts, and the phrase has since been used by protesters and even public officials. The term 'Let's Go Brandon' has exploded in conservative circles in recent weeks, after a reporter at a NASCAR race at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama seemed to mistake chants of 'F*** Joe Biden,' for 'Let's Go Brandon,' after Brandon Brown, a 28-year-old driver won his first Xfinity Series. They would not speak about the specific incident. In a statement to, a spokesperson for the airlines said: 'The Southwest Team 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 is not condoned.' Pilots were also reportedly heard repeating the message on their radios throughout the day, even as someone warned 'Southwest has a hot mic,' according to audio posted online. 'Thanks for coming out, flying Southwest Airlines, welcome home and let's go Brandon.' 'Clear visibility, mostly clear skies, about 77 degrees.' 'We're heading east at about 107 or 108mph,' the pilot, whose face is pixelated in the video, says. The pilot, whose name has not been released, was seen on TikTok video apparently telling the passengers about the weather outside as they landed. Published: 20:27 BST, 30 October 2021 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 1 November 2021Ī Southwest Airlines pilot reportedly told passengers 'Let's Go Brandon' as he signed off on a flight from Houston, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Southwest employees have also been seen standing outside the airline's Texas headquarters protesting the mandate.
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