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Biden haters greet president in Minnesota with ‘FJB’ and ‘You Suck’ signs

So much for “Minnesota nice.”

President Biden received an ugly welcome in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Tuesday when his motorcade passed dozens of protesters who held vulgar signs dissing the commander-in-chief.

Some of the demonstrators waved campaign flags for former President Donald Trump.

President Biden was greeted by rude signs during his trip to Minnesota on November 30, 2021. EPA/CRAIG LASSIG

One sign said “FJB” in an apparent abbreviation of “F–k Joe Biden.”

“A less coded version just outright said ‘F–k you Biden’ with the U in the F word cleverly drawn to look like a middle finger,” reported White House pool correspondent Todd Gillman of the Dallas Morning News.

“A real middle finger attached to a somewhat rough-looking middle-age man with a beard was upraised as motorcade passed,” Gillman added.

The pool reporter also noted that other signs displayed various messages including “You Suck,” “High Gas – C’mon man” and “Trump still president.”

Supporters of former President Donald Trump protest as President Biden arrives at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn., on Nov. 30, 2021. AFP via Getty Images
Protesters hold an anti-vaccination sign during Biden’s arrival on Nov. 30, 2021. AFP via Getty Images

At least one person wore a shirt reading “Let’s Go Brandon” — a slogan used as a bowdlerized stand-in for “F–k Joe Biden.” The same message appeared on signs and at least one large flag.

The large protest followed similar displays during recent Biden trips to other states he won in last year’s presidential election — including Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

The president’s approval ratings have slumped amid a series of setbacks including the highest inflation in 31 years and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Last week, a Nantucket man flipped Biden’s motorcade the bird on Thanksgiving. And at least one house near Biden’s vacation home on the Massachusetts island had a “Let’s Go Brandon” banner hanging in public view.

In September, North Jersey residents heckled Biden and also gave his motorcade middle fingers. “Resign, you tyrant!” one man shouted as Biden toured a storm-damaged neighborhood.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz welcomed President Biden to Minnesota on Nov. 30, 2021. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

And last month, Biden told a child on a Connecticut playground that “I like kids better than people” — as a crowd nearby bellowed “F–k Joe Biden!”

In Minnesota, a wide range of issues were raised by anti-Biden protesters.

One protester opposed to Biden’s nearly $2 trillion social spending plan held a sign that said “Build Back Broke,” while anti-COVID-19 vaccine activists brandished a sign with a red slash mark through a hypodermic needle and the message “Stop the Experiment Now!”

Biden touring the Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minnesota. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Gillman reported that there was a smattering of support for Biden along the road as well.

One person held a sign that said “Let’s Go Joe” and another said “Welcome to Rosemount.”

Biden made the trip to promote his recently signed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.