After the end of the Super Bowl, Joe Biden published yesterday on X a photomontage that parodied a conspiracy theory spread by his critics on the internet.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, has no itch when it comes to laughing (with a loud voice if necessary) about his advanced age (which his rivals so often blame him for). And during yesterday’s day, when the Super Bowl was being played across the seas, He took advantage of such a distinguished sporting event to raise the flag of a sense of humour and shamelessly mock a conspiracy theory that the extreme right had concocted against him.
After the match ended yesterday in the final of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers (which ended with the victory of the former), A curious photomontage made its way during Sunday night on Joe Biden’s account on X (formerly Twitter). In the photomontage in question, a smiling close-up of the current tenant of the White House appeared with coloured laser lights emerging from his eyes (as if he were a devilish creature).
The photomontage shared yesterday on X by Biden is a “meme” that has been circulating for a long time on the Internet and is popularly known as “Dark Brandon.” The image was accompanied by an ironic phrase: “Just like we drew it up.”
With the image and the phrase, Biden referred to a conspiracy theory spreading in far-right circles and involved Taylor Swift and her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. According to that conspiracy theory, the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in the Super Bowl would have been rigged for a long time (allegedly due to the ideology of Travis Kelce’s girlfriend).
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship has recently garnered much attention in the United States. After all, the famous singer has been seen on multiple occasions in stadiums to encourage her partner on the field of play. And Republicans leaning more to the right feared Swift could use her presence at the Super Bowl to campaign for Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.
Yesterday, Taylor Swift was seen at the Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium, cheering on her boyfriend from the stands. Finally, he jumped onto the field and celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory by kissing Travis Kelce. However, at no time did any political pronouncement emerge from his lips.
Joe Biden, who wants to repeat as president of the United States after the elections that will take place on the other side of the pond next November, has lost support among younger voters in recent months due to its position in favour of Israel in the war currently being fought in the Middle East. His team would have begun to reach out to influencers and celebrities to seek their support on social networks.
It so happens that Joe Biden debuted yesterday Sunday on TikTok, where his profile photo is very similar to the one he published yesterday on X to laugh at his critics, and he looks like the “Dark Brandon” meme.