The handwarming story of how Bernie Sanders got his inauguration mittens Travis Andrews
Replay Video UP NEXT Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sits alone at the inauguration ceremony in a beige parka, legs and arms crossed, socially distanced. Hugging his hands are a pair of large mittens bearing a white and brown pattern. They look soft. They look warm. They look vaguely familiar. Of all the historic images from the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president, this might be the most unexpected. But a photo of Sanders bundled up against the Washington cold went viral almost immediately. Dionne Warwick tweeted at him, “Looking warm.” Actor Bradley Whitford tweeted, “One of the reasons people love @SenSanders is they know he would have worn exactly the same thing if he had won the presidency.” Many, many, many people on Twitter claimed Sanders as their uncle or grandfather.
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On 1/21/21 at 11:35 AM EST
President Joe Biden was inaugurated yesterday, but another former presidential candidate got the internet talking: Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator had everyone talking about his outfit, specifically his mittens.
The image of Sanders wearing his mittens at the inauguration quickly went viral, and the Bernie Sanders mittens meme was born as Twitter users photoshopped Sanders sitting in various locations, from Lady Gaga s album cover to the set of
Breaking Bad.
Someone even made a website that allows users to insert Sanders anywhere in the world using Google Maps.
The warm gloves he wore to Joe Biden's chilly inauguration are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles.