I suspect this wasn't planned out. The guy got caught up in the moment and decided to take the free shot. He had no idea of how Brandon would react or what he would say. Who hasn't done something on impulse only to regret it later. Now the media attention to it has put a target on his back for it.
Streisand effect
I agree, not planned out. Looks like self control would've come in handy here. The expression, " Check yourself, before you wreck yourself" comes to mind. I personally have said stupid things and suffered the blowback, of course. But I'm absolutely NOT stupid enough to give in to an impulse to spit shit at one of the most powerful people in the world. Nope, not gonna happen.
As I said, middle-schooler mentality at work here, especially since he seems determined to whine and cry about receiving consequences for his ill-considered flippant remark.
I don't have any more sympathy for Schmeck than I did for Kathy Griffin, who suffered tremendous consequences following HER ill-considered shot at a sitting president. And both say "...but it was a JOKE, waah waah, boo hoo"
Say stupid things. Win stupid prizes.
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