Airline passenger arrested for not wearing a mask on flight yells 'Let's Go Brandon' as she is taken into custody
- A Las Vegas woman was kicked off of a flight and arrested after refusing to wear a face mask
- She yelled 'Let's Go Brandon' as she was taken into custody
- Katrina Alspaugh was initially involved in an incident just prior to boarding the Allegiant Air flight at a security checkpoint at McCarran International Airport
- Police said the 51-year-old tried to punch another passenger, who noted that Alspaugh was not wearing a mask as per COVID-19 regulations
- Police removed Alspaugh from the jet bridge in a wheelchair, when she began yelling obscenities along with the anti- Biden phrase
- The chant went viral after an NBC reporter claimed shouts of 'F*** Joe Biden' chant at a NASCAR event last month was the crowd yelling 'Let's Go Brandon'
- Alspaugh faces one charge of violating airport rules, a misdemeanor, following the incident Sunday, according to the arrest report
- The Federal Aviation Administration reported nearly 4,000 unruly passenger incidents involving the refusal to wear face masks since last November
A foul-mouthed Las Vegas woman who was kicked off a plane for not wearing a face mask yelled the viral anti-Biden chant 'Let's Go Brandon' and other obscenities as she was being arrested.
Katrina Alspaugh, 51, was initially involved in an incident just prior to boarding Sunday's Allegiant Air flight at a security checkpoint at McCarran International Airport.
Police said she tried to punch another passenger after the person noted that Alspaugh was not wearing a mask as per federal COVID-19 regulations, KLAS reported.
That passenger refused to press charges against Alspaugh, and she continued the process of boarding her flight.
Minutes later, Alspaugh was removed from the plane as it waited for takeoff, while officers rushed toward the flight gate.
Pictured: Katrina Alspaugh, 51, of Las Vegas, was arrested after being removed from a flight when she wouldn't wear a face mask while chanting the anti-Biden missive 'Let's Go Brandon'
The incident occurred at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, pictured
When officers arrived at the Allegiant flight gate, Alspaugh was standing on the jet bridge, cops said.
An airline representative had removed her from the flight and issued her a trespass notice from the company for not wearing a face mask.
Police said as Alspaugh was being removed from the jet bridge in a wheelchair, she began yelling obscenities and the phrase 'Let's Go Brandon,' a misheard and misquoted anti-Joe Biden missive initially chanted at a NASCAR event in Alabama last month.
The phrase has become a coded substitute for the phrase 'F–k Joe Biden' after a raucous crowd at Talladega Superspeedway began yelling 'F**k Joe Biden' in unison as Brandon Brown celebrated his Xfinity Series victory.
The clip went viral after NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast claimed the crowd was chanting 'Let's go Brandon!' during an interview with Brown.
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A representative with Allegiant airline, pictured, issued a trespassing notice to Alspaugh from the company over the incident
A street vendor's wagon is filled with caps for sale showing 'Let's go, Brandon' a phrase growing in popularity in right-wing circles as a stand-in for swearing at President Joe Biden
A man sells "Let's Go Brandon" bands to tourists on the beach in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, November 15
Alspaugh was booked into the Clark County Detention Center, although court records did not reveal her bail conditions.
As of Wednesday, Alspaugh was not listed in the county's jail log.
Alspaugh faces one charge of violating airport rules, a misdemeanor, according to an arrest report.
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal law has required all passengers on public transportation to wear face masks while traveling within the US, air travel included.
The only exception is for when a person is drinking or eating.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported upwards of 4,000 unruly passenger incidents involving the refusal to wear face masks since last November.
Since January, the FAA said there were 100 incidents involving some kind of physical violence.
Crowd at NASCAR Talladega Superspeedway chant 'F**k Joe Biden' as Brandon Brown celebrates Xfinity Series victory (and NBC reporter thought they were saying 'Let's go Brandon!')
A profane chant mocking Joe Biden broke out at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway after Brandon Brown received his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race victory.
Shortly after Brown gave his post-Xfinity Series race interview, telling a reporter his victory was a 'dream come true,' crowds in the stands began to loudly shout in unison, 'F**k Joe Biden.'
NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was conducting the interview, claimed fans were shouting 'Let's go Brandon!'
A profane chant mocking Joe Biden broke out at at Alabama's Talladega Superspeedway after Brandon Brown received his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race victory
Shortly after Brown gave his post-race interview, telling a reporter his victory was a 'dream come true,' crowds in the stands began to loudly shout in unison, 'F**k Joe Biden'
NASCAR originally posted a video of the interview on Twitter, including the chant, but later deleted the post.
With five laps remaining in the scheduled 113-lap race at the 2.66-mile speedway due to poor visibility, NASCAR officials called the race.
Brown was ultimately declared the winner as a final caution flag flew with 11 laps remaining, defeating driver Brandon Jones in the last scoring loop.
'Dad, we did it, let's go!' Brown yelled into the camera during the interview.
Similar chants mocking Joe Biden broke out at college football games for a second straight week in stadiums across Southern states.
They came as the president's approval ratings dipped following the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan and his controversial vaccine mandate for federal workers.
NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, (pictured) who was conducting the interview, recognized the chants and claimed fans were shouting 'Let's go Brandon!'
Brandon Brown celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Talladega, Alabama
With five laps remaining in the scheduled 113-lap race at the 2.66-mile speedway due to poor visibility, NASCAR officials called the race
The F*** Joe Biden shouts echoed throughout stadiums during games played by Coastal Carolina, Virginia Tech, Auburn, Alabama State, Mississippi State, North Carolina State and Texas A&M.
Twitter users pointed out that the protest chant - with the simple lyrics 'f*** Joe Biden' sung between claps - are mostly from colleges in states that Donald Trump won in the 2020 election.
Donald Trump Jr. attributed the derogatory protest on everything from Biden's chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal to the new vaccine rules and rising inflation as the economy recovers from COVID-19 shutdowns.
'Honestly, it's gotten so bad that the media can't run cover for him anymore,' Trump Jr. told David Hookstead of the Daily Caller last month.
Video posted by Old Row Sports shows fans of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., laughing in the stands as the 'f*** Joe Biden' chants break out.
The chants broke out the weekends of September 4 and September 11 at various games
In one video, the chanting interrupted a panel of commentators recording at a studio above a stadium.
The chants were heard at a Coastal Carolina game against the Citadel on September 2 and at a Texas A&M game against Kent State on September 4.
They were heard again on Saturday at games between Mississippi State and North Carolina State and Auburn and Alabama State.
The chant has even spread to professional sports, uniting Yankees and Mets fans after a game in New York on Saturday. Video from that day shows fans of both teams singing the words as they leave Citi Field in Queens.
Biden's approval rate stood at 45.8 percent in September, significantly down from a high of 55 percent on January 25, according to estimates from FiveThirtyEight.
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