Democrats outfitting buses with 'Dark Brandon' memes to troll the RNC in Milwaukee

MADISON – A week before the Republican National Convention's launch in Milwaukee, the Democratic National Committee is outfitting 57 buses with ads boosting Democratic President Joe Biden and targeting Republican former President Donald Trump.

There are seven wraps altogether, four of which feature the "Dark Brandon" meme — an illustration of Biden with laser eyes playing off the right-wing "Let's Go Brandon" chant (meant as code for "F--- Joe Biden").

Slogans on the "Dark Brandon" buses include "Restore Roe? Vote for Joe!!" and "Get On Board, Folks. We're Lowering Prescription Drug Costs."

The anti-Trump buses include notes that the former president is a convicted felon and a quote from a 2023 interview he did with Newsmax: "I'm the one that got rid of Roe v. Wade."

“Ahead of the Republican National Convention, Democrats are making sure that Wisconsinites and all Americans understand that if Trump wins, America loses. This year, the survival of our democracy is on the ballot, along with protections for fundamental freedoms, health care, affordable prescription drugs, and good-paying jobs," DNC communications director Rosemary Boeglin said in a statement. "There's just one candidate who will protect them: President Joe Biden."

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The buses will run on routes including:

• Route 30, which runs along Wisconsin Avenue between McGovern Park and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
• The Purple Line, which runs through the 27th Street corridor in Milwaukee County into Glendale and Oak Creek,
• The Red Line, which runs along Capitol Drive with a connection and turnaround at UW-Milwaukee, and
• The Green Line, which runs between Bayshore and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

Jessie Opoien can be reached at jessie.opoien@jrn.com.