The Biden re-election campaign is once again leaning into the ‘Dark Brandon’ internet meme despite its close association with allegations that President Joe Biden molested his daughter Ashley Biden and showered naked with her when she was a child. Staffers for the President have gravitated toward the @VoteDarkBrandon account on X (formerly Twitter), which has worked to give the illusion that Biden is a cold, calculated political mastermind.
“Dark Brandon” originated as an effort by Democrat activists to counter the “Let’s Go Brandon” meme popular among Trump supporters. Democrat staffers ran with the notion of Biden as ‘Brandon’ and then simply copied the style of another online conservative meme, “Dark MAGA.”
Initial iterations of “Dark Brandon” faced backlash after Andrew Bates, the White House Deputy Press Secretary, posted a variation of the “Dark Brandon” meme featuring a Parteiadler – the eagle symbol used by the German Nazi Party during Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. Others noted the “Dark Brandon” image was lifted from Chinese Communist Party propaganda depicting Biden with glowing eyes and an unsettling smirk.
However, the Chinese-produced “Dark Brandon” images were also associated with an entry in the dairy of Ashley Biden — the President’s daughter. The Biden meme featured the ominous text “It’s Shower Time Ashely,” referencing an entry in her diary that reads: “Was I molested? I think so — I can’t remember specifics but I do remember trauma. Hyper-sexualized @ a young age . . . I remember being somewhat sexualized with Caroline; I remember having sex with friends @ a young age; showers w/my dad (probably not appropriate).”
Official “Dark Brandon” merchandise purchased through the Biden campaign to raise election funds accounts for half of the campaign site’s sales.
Just a reminder that “Dark Brandon” was popularised by the left following the “Dark MAGA” trend, but has become quickly associated with the allegations that Joe Biden raped his daughter, as a child. This is what the White House is promoting. pic.twitter.com/ZkOjILAdde
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) April 30, 2023