Fox panel outraged by Biden's “Dark Brandon” merchandise
Julie Banderas: “Dark Brandon is not funny -- that's actually a really dark joke at the expense of the American public”
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Citation From the August 4, 2023, edition of Fox News' Outnumbered
RACHEL CAMPOS-DUFFY (CO-HOST): This mug is, like, about trying to present him as tough and badass when we know he probably wears diapers and he falls off of his bike. So it is not working and it is a problem, and you saw the statement that you read to Emily, it said, we need to figure out what this is. Well, what do you think it is? I mean, obviously this is a man who, his economy is in trouble. He is censoring all of his -- anyone who contradicts him in his narrative online. He is imprisoning -- trying to imprison his own opponent. This is a sign of weakness and you are right, who is going to step up? Will it be Gavin Newsom, or will we get a surprise in Michelle Obama?
KAYLEIGH MCENANY (CO-HOST): Well, we know he wears that CPAP mask. We don't know much else, but we have seen the strap. But I will say this: Julie, you mention the bike, Rachel, this week for a campaign that has huge warning signs, cracks, if you look at numbers among the base, numbers among Black voters, young voters, with Hispanic voters, there are visible warning signs. But Julie, what is he doing? He's on a beach, he's on a bike, he's on 10-day vacation in Delaware. This is what he's doing. If I'm a Democrat party member, I am saying let's bring in Gavin Newsom because this guy doesn't seem to care.
JULIE BANDERAS (CO-HOST): If I'm a Democratic Party member, I am embarrassed, because he's actually doing his Democratic Party a disservice. Dark Brandon is not funny -- that's actually a really dark joke at the expense of the American public. Like, I don't think it's funny. And Brandon is not a compliment. That's all he's got to go on? Take the worst insult that he's adopted through his presidency and make something of it? And while the red beaming eyes, Emily, I do agree, would be very cool, I also think it's really uncool the fact that all of this news about Hunter Biden this week and Joe Biden was buried by the mainstream media because of the indictments when, you know, our main focus should be our president and the dark days of summer, that is what his mug should say.
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PAUL MAURO (ATTORNEY): Let's be frank, this mug of his should have been a sippy cup. Because the truth of the matter is, no matter how many memes you have, no matter how you try to dress this up, this is a little bit like watching your grandfather trying to dance to Metallica at a wedding. It's embarrassing. You can't generate enough memes to create the kind of confidence you need.