Allegiant Airlines is the 14^th largest airline in America. I don’t know if that places it above or below Spirit as a discount, human cargo carrier, but I’m pretty sure Allegiant ranks in the top tier of carriers employing humorless, lying drones.

A man was kicked off his flight for wearing a mask on his face that read:

“Let’s Go, Brandon”

According to Allegiant, the man was removed for being “unruly.” No, he wasn’t.

Absolute state of this.

Man removed from flight because he has "let's go Brandon" on his face mask! pic.twitter.com/onuw11khp1

— Adalia Brand (@BrandAdalia) February 16, 2022

The spokesperson said in a statement to Fox Business:

“The video in question depicts part of an incident involving a passenger who failed to comply with repeated crew member requests to adhere to the federal face mask policy,”

I checked the CDC guidelines. On the forbidden list are:

The following do not fulfill the requirements of the Order.

• Masks worn in a way that does not cover both the mouth and nose
• Face shields or goggles (face shields or goggles may be worn to supplement a mask that meets above required attributes)
• Scarves, ski masks, balaclavas, or bandannas
• Shirt or sweater collars (e.g., turtleneck collars) pulled up over the mouth and nose.
• Masks made from loosely woven fabric or that are knitted, i.e., fabrics that let light pass through
• Masks made from materials that are hard to breathe through (such as vinyl, plastic or leather)
• Masks containing slits, exhalation valves, or punctures
• Masks that do not fit properly (large gaps, too loose or too tight)

Oddly, there is no  “Let’s Go Brandon” mask on the forbidden list.

Allegiant not only claimed the man was unruly but that he failed to follow instructions. That’s a lie. Watch the video. He is respectful. He never raised his voice. The drones just didn’t like the message on his mask.

Warning: text below contains coarse language

I was on a flight not long ago. The woman across from me was wearing a wristband that said: “F*ck Trump.” Sure, it was not on her face, and she, fortunately, kept her face covered and pointed away from me for most of the flight. But I noticed the band on her wrist the second she sat down.

To sum up: “Let’s Go, Brandon.” Forbidden.

“F*ck Trump.” Cool.

One final note. When the man quietly and respectfully gets up to leave, you can barely see where “Let’s Go, Brandon” was written. It’s on the top-left of his mask. It’s tiny.

About the size of writing on a wristband. So weird.