The unidentified podium sanitizer wipes away Wednesday during Joe Biden s presidential inauguration. (Fox News video image)
Admirers of the virus warrior such as @lia d mcdonald on Twitter quipped: I came for @joebiden and @kamalaharris but I soon found out I was really there for podium sanitizer guy.
Others became obsessed with unearthing his identity and credentials. How much does the Sanitizer in Chief job pay? That guy is really earning his keep, noted @TheValster42.
An initial investigation by The Post points to his appointment by the Sergeant At Arms, the top official in the US Senate in charge of protocol during the oath-taking ceremony.
More than two dozen representatives are formally requesting an investigation into “the suspicious behavior and access given to visitors to the Capitol Complex” the day before violent pro-Trump rioters stormed the building.
click to enlarge CSPAN Tim Blodgett, being sworn-in at the House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 as the new sergeant-at-arms.
Now, a former Rochester resident, Tim Blodgett, has ascended to the role, having been elevated from his position as deputy sergeant-at-arms. He was sworn in on Monday.
Blodgett grew up in Rochester, not far from Aquinas Institute, from which he graduated in 1984. Blodgett spoke to Aquinas graduates at their commencement in 2019.
Ted Mancini, the school s principal, said that Blodgett urged students to think big.
“He definitely challenged them to be leaders to follow their dreams and to remind them that the contribution that we make to our community is about making it better for everybody, Mancini said.