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Who's David Harris Jr. And Why's He Always On A Plane? The 'MAGA Airplane Guy' Trying To Trigger Everybody Explained
David Harris Jr. is the MAGA "plane guy" who spends his free time trying to "trigger the libs" on airplanes with his pro-Donald Trump shirts and hats.
The self-proclaimed "extreme MAGA" member has become somewhat of the "main character" on Twitter / X this week after a video of him wearing a shirt reading "Joe Biden / Convicted Felon" went viral. Since then, Harris Jr.'s other content has become the subject of jokes online that compare him to a kid wearing his favorite T-shirt on the first day of school, desperately trying to get noticed.
But who is David Harris Jr.? Why is he always on a plane, where did he come from and how did he become the subject of memes? Let's explain.
Who Is David Harris Jr.?
David Harris Jr. is a conservative pundit, social media influencer and staunch Donald Trump supporter. His public-facing story centers on his identity as a Black conservative. His 2019 memoir Why I Couldn't Stay Silent focuses on this. For perspective, Candace Owens (perhaps the most well-known Black conservative pundit) wrote the book's foreword.
Harris Jr. is also the host of The Pulse on Newsmax (an ideologically conservative news outlet). He got the show (that's technically on Newsmax2) seemingly because of his social media presence on X / Twitter. He's been active there since 2015. However, his posts only date back to 2020, alluding to the deletion of his early tweets.
On X, Harris Jr. typically posts clips from his web shows and videos of himself monologuing anti-vaccination and Let's Go Brandon rhetoric, among other talking points from the modern right.
Harris Jr. has also worked with Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder turned Trump talking head.
We are with you Mr President @realDonaldTrump!!! pic.twitter.com/jEMh3optni
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) November 4, 2020
What's The David Harris Jr. Airplane Video?
David Harris Jr. activated the attention of internet-pilled critics when a video of him on a plane went viral this week. He's seen sitting in first class as people walk by him — notably wearing a shirt that reads, "Joe Biden / Convicted Felon," referencing Donald Trump's 2024 conviction.
The video went viral outside of Harris Jr.'s supporter base when it was labeled cringe by many online. People then made jokes about Harris Jr. seemingly wanting attention for his shirt and compared him to a middle schooler wearing an edgy outfit or a friend playing bad music on the aux with no one acknowledging them.
What wearing a deadmau5/skrillex shirt in middle school felt like pic.twitter.com/xPRtRYEwtf
— Vanfleet 🪲 (@Vanfleetdub) July 26, 2024
Wearing a cute outfit and no one is complimenting me pic.twitter.com/uCEwx5JTzB
— serena shahidi (@glamdemon2004) July 20, 2024
The humor seemingly doubled when people visited Harris Jr.'s page and discovered that a lot of his content was of him on airplanes trying to get reactions from others with his provocative attire. Why was this guy always at the airport? the jokes asked.
What's The David Harris Jr. Airplane Selfie?
Another piece of David Harris Jr. content that's going viral is a selfie he took on a plane in which he's wearing a white "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) hat and a pro-Trump graphic tee. The photo was posted by Harris Jr. last March but has resurfaced in memes after the abovementioned viral video.
Meme creators are recaptioning and reediting the selfie, adding different text and graphics to his clothes for humorous effect as the image has become an exploitable meme format with numerous examples making the rounds lately.
For the full history of David Harris Jr. be sure to check out Know Your Meme's entry for even more information.
