Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the US presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens with an AFP photo of the veteran leftist spawning the first viral meme of the Biden era.
US Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill in US on Wednesday. (File)
Two days after his iconic look at the US presidential inauguration sparked thousands of internet memes across the world, US Senator Bernie Sanders has said that he was just sitting there trying to keep warm.
Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens with a photo of him sitting bundled-up spawning various viral memes.
Social media users were quick to superimpose a shot of the former US presidential candidate, sitting cross-legged, on a wide variety of images. One placed Mr Sanders on a bench next to Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump , another put him in detention with the teenagers from The Breakfast Club , and he also made it into numerous Star Wars scenes.
January 23, 2021
NDTV – Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the United States (US) presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens – with an
AFP photo of the veteran leftist spawning the first viral meme of the Biden era.
The senator from the northeastern state of Vermont, beloved by supporters for his earnest and seemingly grumpy style, was seated alone at the socially distanced event on Wednesday where Joe Biden took oath as President.
Social media users quickly pounced on
AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski’s shot of a bundled-up Sanders sitting cross-legged, superimposing it on a wide variety of images.
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Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the US presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens with an AFP photo of the veteran leftist spawning the first viral meme of the Biden era.
The senator from the northeastern state of Vermont, beloved by supporters for his earnest and seemingly grumpy style, was seated alone at the socially distanced event on Wednesday where Joe Biden took oath as president. The original AFP image of Bernie Sanders at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
Itâs in the low 40s in Washington, DC, yet most of the crowd surrounding
Joe Biden on the West Front of the Capitol Building during the inauguration looked like they didnât mind the cold at all.
Garth Brooks was in jeans,
Lady Gaga wasnât wearing a coat, and there was barely a hat in sight. Further away from the sleek peacoats and big smiles, however, you could find a few people who were really dressed appropriately. Incoming Treasury Secretary
Janet Yellenwas spotted huddled under a blanket, but no one seemed to reflect exactly what it really feels like to sit through a long outdoor ceremony better than