Let's go Brandon is thriving in the conservative space. It began to really be embraced and signify of sort of a vitriolic sentiment directed at Joe Biden. And then at some point liberals pick up on this dark Brandon thing to make it supportive of the president. So that's where the Brandon aspect of the dark Brandon memes come from.
A meme that mocks President Biden has been transformed by supporters to celebrate his recent wins. But questions about whether he should run for reelection remain. The Washington Post's Matt Viser explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Jon Ehrens, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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