Joe Biden's campaign plastered "Dark Brandon" memes across Fox News' website and Milwaukee.
The ads went up on Wednesday, the day of the first GOP presidential debate.
In 2022, Insider reported that Capitol Hill Democrats are embracing the "Dark Brandon" meme.
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The day of the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden's campaign plastered the "Dark Brandon" meme on Fox News' website and on billboards across the city.
First reported by People, Biden's campaign told the publication it would be hosting a pro-abortion rights campaign message with the president's face on Fox News' website (which is hosting a live stream of the debate) until just before midnight Wednesday.
This isn't the first time Biden has embraced the "Dark Brandon" meme — a combination of the anti-Biden "Let's Go Brandon" slogan and the popular "Dark MAGA" movement. In late 2022, members of his administration shared the meme several times across social media, with one saying, "Dark Brandon is crushing it."
Firmly sitting in the lead in GOP primary polling, former President Donald Trump recently confirmed he will not attend the debate on Wednesday. Instead, he'll appear in a pre-recorded interview airing at the same time with former television host Tucker Carlson.
While Trump won't be in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee invited eight other GOP candidates to the debate who met its polling and donor requirements: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and former Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Nikki Haley of South Carolina.
Despite loaning nearly $10 million of his own money on his campaign to qualify for the debate stage, CNN reported on Wednesday that Burgum may not be able to make it after suffering a last-minute injury while playing pickup basketball.
canuck47 on August 23rd, 2023 at 20:25 UTC »
"Get real, Jack. I'm bringing Roe back."
Awesome. Democrats need to hammer this message home from now until election day.
che-che-chester on August 23rd, 2023 at 20:17 UTC »
They love the Let's Go Brandon thing which makes the Dark Brandon thing so hilarious. Great PR by the Biden team. It's amazing what you can accomplish when good people actually want to work for you.
LargelyIntolerable on August 23rd, 2023 at 19:24 UTC »
Finally, they've got the messaging that matters: I'm bringing Roe back. I'd been getting worried that the consultant class was going to fuck that up.