Jimmy Kimmel Spots Awkward Trump Moment That Could Be The New ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ – HuffPost

That came on Friday, when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Oval Office to tell Trump about a new fighter jet, named F-47 for the president. Hegseth said the name “sends a very direct clear message.”

“It does?” Kimmel asked on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” “You hear that, China? Our planes go up to 47 now. It’s ‘Spinal Tap: The Administration.’”

Kimmel said the plane’s name does send a message ― but maybe not the one Trump is hoping for, as critics have pointed out on social media.

“F-47 sounds more like a vanity plate you get if you wanted everyone to know you don’t like Donald Trump,” he said. “F-47 could be our version of ‘Let’s Go Brandon.’”

See more in his Monday night monologue:

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