Man Who Told Biden 'Let's Go Brandon' in Christmas Phone Call Claims He's Been Getting Threats

[CatWoman]

The man who told President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden “Let’s go Brandon” during a Christmas phone call claims he was just joking and that he’s been receiving threats.

Speaking to The Oregonian on Saturday, the man — Jared Schmeck, from Central Point, OR — said that although he believes Biden “[could] be doing a better job,” he did not intend any “disrepect.”

“I understand there is a vulgar meaning to ‘Let’s go Brandon,’ but I’m not that simple minded, no matter how I feel about him,” Schmeck said. “He seems likes he’s a cordial guy. There’s no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest to also express my God-given right to express my frustrations in a joking manner…I love him just like I love any other brother or sister.”

“Let’s go Brandon” has become a popular substitute among conservatives for “Fuck Joe Biden.” Its origin traces back to a chant from a crowd at a NASCAR race won by a driver named Brandon Brown. Though the crowd was chanting “Fuck Joe Biden,” a reporter for NBC Sports said on air that the chant was “Let’s go Brandon.” Since then, “Let’s go Brandon” has become a popular refrain on the right.

However, the man, Jared Schmeck, told the Oregonian that he is not a “Trumper.” He added that he’s been receiving what reporter Maxine Bernstein identified as “vague but threatening phone calls.”

“[N]ow I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech,” Schmeck said.


https://www.mediaite.com/tv/man-who-told-biden-lets-go-brandon-in-christmas-phone-call-says-he-was-joking-in-innocent-jest-claims-hes-been-getting-threats/

[Sherman A1]

2. Oh

[Johnny2X2X]

3. He told the President to F Off

When the President wished him a Merry Christmas. Of course now he’s the victim. He could apologize. Saying he’s sorry might be the adult thing to do, but he’s happier pretending he’s the victim, like most Cons.

[maxrandb]

13. No, he's a fucking coward

He doesn't have the guts to tell the President to fuck off, so he resorts to hiding behind some childish 3RD Grade Catholic School playground bullshit.

There's a difference between Jared and I.

I'd tell Jared to fuck off on a box,
I'd tell him to fuck off with a fox.

I'd tell Jared to fuck off to his face.
I'd tell him to fuck off his "master race"

I'd tell Jared to fuck off here and there
and go fuck himself everywhere

I'd tell him fuck off night and day
and go fuck himself in every way

So Jared, take it from a real man
Go fuck yourself in a suit that's tan

Fuck you Jared and your fucking family too
You're nothing but dogshit stuck in the grooves of my tennis shoes.

[raccoon]

4. Oh so now HE's the poor widdle victim.

Jared, God doesn’t like liars. Neither does Jesus.

[Nay]

43. They all are, aren't they? That's how I know this ass is a true MAGAt.

No matter what he says.

[scarytomcat]

63. still more lies

he is not an honest person

[Srkdqltr]

5. Ahh man .. he has every right to say what he did and every right to the blowback from all those with

the right to blowback. Rights run both ways.

[Binkie The Clown]

6. Like any bully, he can dish it out, but he can't take it. nt

[erpowers]

7. Freedom of Speech Has Consequences

You have the right to say just anything to want to say. Or her people have a right to respond to what you said.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Yes, this seems to me a both-siderism ploy

Let's have some actual evidence of these threats, with the real people behind them, and see if they are rwnj's faking persecution

[RKP5637]

9. The idiot needs to learn words have consequences, especially when talking to the President of the US

[BlackSkimmer]

56. Yeah, the woman who flipped off tfg while riding her bike lost her job.

But I think she ended up with a better position elsewhere if I remember correctly.

[SouthernCal_Dem]

10. He's now a victim!

What is it with cons and their obsession with wanting to be victims?

Fucking pathetic.

[Blaukraut]

42. Typical for that lot. It's a narcissistic trait, actually n/t

[StarryNite]

11. Lying lowlife POS

Any day now tRump will probably call him and invite him for dinner along with Kyle Rittenhouse.

[Texasgal]

14. Fuck you SCHMUCK!

You can say whatever you want, but there are consequences to speech you dipshit!

[RockRaven]

15. He thinks "free speech" allows him to say whatever crude, crass, disrespectful, threatening shit

he feels like, in whatever context or circumstance, but is gonna cry about it when others return the favor.

What a garbage pile of a human being.

[FreepFryer]

16. Shouldn't have told the president "fuck you" to his face, n then weaseled. Two time loser (Nt)

[bottomofthehill]

26. Not to his face but on the phone

This duche is the classic telephone tough guy. Too bad for him, now people know him for the duche he is. His choice, no take backs on live tv.

Maybe he should have just ended with Merry Christmas, but no…..

[FreepFryer]

28. Lol didn't even have the guts to look him in the eye. Much less own having said it

Punks

[albacore]

17. That asshole should be thankful that Biden is who he is....

“... a cordial guy. There’s no animosity or anything like that. It was merely just an innocent jest." I call bullshit, of course.

Some President.... say LBJ for instance... might hold a grudge and make bad things happen to him. Repeatedly. Legally, but repeatedly.

This guy works for a family business and used to be a cop. You mean to tell me there's no 'leverage' in any of that?... any story that needs publicized?

I would never call and threaten anybody, but I most certainly would want to find out what kind of skeletons are in his closet. And broadcast it.

[BlackSkimmer]

39. Apparently his dad was a Navy Seal who was busted for selling weapons.

There’s a thread on it here somewhere.

[SMC22307]

48. Wait. WHUT?

SEAL Is Among 4 Arrested in Arms-Trafficking Plot
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-17-me-156-story.html

Link to tweet

I was all over this story last night (Merry Christmas!)... definitely need to get caught up now.

[BlackSkimmer]

55. Yep, that's the one.

Thanks for finding it!

[SMC22307]

62. Thanks for mentioning it upthread.

What a trashy family... ol' Jared should've just kept his mouth shut and remained under the radar.

[albacore]

50. Stuff like that needs LOTS of public airing. And why he left the cops, too. nt

[nuxvomica]

18. The guy did this on an occasion for his chidlren

That's all I need to know he's corrupt and will lie. No decent, trustworthy human being violates the space of innocence. It's like even when I'm angry with my neighbor I won't argue in front of his kids. You just don't violate that space. Someone who does is capable of anything. I'm pretty sure he's a Trumper and he's not being threatened and he knows what he said.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

19. He is just mad people called him on the disgusting way he spoke to his president

and he know's better. Yo jared, show Joe some respect.

You know what you said and you knew what it meant, now you can't go back and be mad about how people reacted to what you said.

[NQAS]

20. How about this, asshole?

Admit you knew what you were saying and what it meant. Admit you’re a trumpist and you believe the big lie.

Then, apologize for what you said and for your lapse in judgment. Admit you were wrong to vote for TFG and thst you understand that the big lie is a big lie. And ask Joe Biden for his forgiveness.

That’s what a decent human being would do. It’s what a mensch would do, not a schmeck.

[Diamond_Dog]

24. +1000

[bottomofthehill]

27. That's the right way to accept your actions. This duche won't.

[GoCubsGo]

21. They can dish it out, but they can't take it.

And, they had no problem lobbing actual threats at Kathy Griffith this morning, in a bizarre game of Twitter "Whatabout." These people are nuts.

[Rebl2]

22. Boo hoo

You can dish it, but can’t take it. No sympathy.

[Comfortably_Numb]

23. Who's the snowflake??? Jared's the snowflake. These faux tough magats make me sick.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

25. Attacked for being an asshole

Fixed it for him.

[sinkingfeeling]

29. The First Amendment is a two way street.

[samnsara]

30. oh booeffinghoo

[kimbutgar]

31. What a terrible role model for his children

For 4 years we were told we needed to respect the president. This jerk just blew it and he will be forever remembered as the disrespectful guy on Christmas eve who blew up his reputation for petty bs political evil stuff.

[gulliver]

32. Biden took it in stride

That's the key to owning it, being above it, laughing it off, even coopting it eventually. It's good for people to see you can take ridicule from the peanut gallery and handle it with poise and grace.

[Raven123]

33. I take issue on multiple accounts

1) Biden was engaging in a non political activity to celebrate the Christmas season. Schmeck was rude to interject politics.
2) If he has an issue with Biden, contact the White House. I have. No contact has been rejected.
3) In what way did his antic express his disagreements with Biden? It didn’t. It was an immature attempt to get his 15 minutes of fame. A poorly timed prank.
4) After exercising his “free speech” he now complains about “vague but threatening phone calls.” Unless he can be more specific, who knows what that means?

Maybe he could just own up to his poor judgment, apologize and try to do better. We all make mistakes.

[TheRealNorth]

35. Cons lie

Snotty Walker lied all the time about "threats" he received.

[Talitha]

34. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes... you whiny littlet weinie!

I have absolutely no patience left for jerks like this.

[durablend]

36. Yeah bullshit

I bet he's lying and trying to make himself the victim.

[unblock]

37. Classic right-wing "I was only kidding" excuse for all bad behavior, ever.

[Me.]

38. Cry Me A River

[Sneederbunk]

40. His electric company employer re-opens tomorrow.

Would not want to be the receptionist.

[ProfessorGAC]

41. I Don't Believe Him

Yes, he's probably been net bombed with criticism. So has his pissant company.
I don't believe he was threatened.
I think he's a liar.

[Ishoutandscream2]

52. Agreed.

Nt

[Skittles]

44. another dickwad conservative who doesn't understand "free speech"

IT CAN COME WITH NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES, ASSHOLE

[Drum]

45. Snowflake

[Solly Mack]

46. He can blow it out his ass.

[demtenjeep]

47. play stupid games

win stupid prizes

[LuckyCharms]

49. He is?

Gee.

That's awful.

[Ishoutandscream2]

51. He's lying

And the narcissist is loving the attention. Just another scumbag Trumper.

[Bristlecone]

53. A sad, pathetic clown.

[tavernier]

54. Poor upbringing.

Raised by people with no class.

[onethatcares]

57. Gee, I wonder what his frustrations are.

and he apparently doesn't understand the First Amendment.

[UTUSN]

58. AWww, poor baby. Does he wonder how Joe feels getting all the "Brandon" messages?

[BradAllison]

59. Merry Christmas

I'm a victim!!!!!

[Torchlight]

60. Another dullard who believes speech holds no consequence.

"[N]ow I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech,” Schmeck said.

In other words, "it's unfair that people are doing to me what I myself did to others."

[Caliman73]

61. "I understand there is a vulgar meaning to 'Let's go Brandon,' but I'm not that simple minded..."

Yes, yes in fact, you are that simple minded. You chose a particularly cowardly phrase to insult the president. I would actually have a little bit of respect if you simply would have come out and said, "Fuck you Joe Biden" but you didn't. You hid behind a stupid phrase to express a vile sentiment. Instead of actually putting out any legitimate grievances, you said something disrespectful. Exactly is the "better job" that President Biden could be doing? A lot of us are struggling. A lot of us are not SIMPLE MINDED enough to believe that President Biden is the cause of the struggles. We have been struggling for 5 years because of the utter stupidity, incompetence, and malevolence of Donald Trump and the Republican party. The attribution is stupid and insulting. The attribution, given that Trump was in charge for 4 years, with 2 years of Republican control of Congress in which the biggest accomplishment was giving a tax cut to the wealthy that blew a hole in the budget. With the Republicans in Congress doing what they always do, obstruct any good legislation to help the average American, you blame Joe Biden.

See, if I say, "Fuck Donald Trump", I mean that with full disrespect. I have NO respect for Trump as a person or as a president. I can tell you exactly why as well. I would not hide behind some stupid phrase either, I would simply tell Trump he is disgusting, cruel, and that his malfeasance is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, who did not have to die. His ineptitude and malevolence caused the US economy to collapse. His cruelty at the border, his failure to honor our ties to allies, his constant desire to be praised by the worst dictators in the world and his dismissal of climate change have caused terrible damage to the ability of the US to be any kind of leader in the world. That is exactly why I have no respect for Trump and would simply say, "Fuck you" and not hide behind a stupid phrase then whining when I get called out on it.

[JustAnotherGen]

64. He's lying

He's not getting threatening calls. That's a standard dodge, deflect and defer out of the GOP playbook. He's making stuff up -like Trump.