An Oregon man who trolled President Joe Biden on Christmas Eve by saying “Let’s go Brandon” at the end of a NORAD Santa tracker call claims he was just joking with the commander in chief and is now receiving threatening messages, according to a new report.
Jared Schmeck, a 35-year-old father of four in Central Point, talked about the now-viral moment with the Oregonian/OregonLive on Christmas.
“At the end of the day, I have nothing against Mr. Biden, but I am frustrated because I think he can be doing a better job,” Schmeck said. “I mean no disrespect to him.”
The short conversation Schmeck had with the president and first lady Jill Biden was otherwise polite. At the end of it, he wished the First Family a merry Christmas before saying, “Let’s go Brandon,” which has become a popular phrase to criticize or mock Biden in…
