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A January 20 2021 image of Bernie Sanders sitting (with mittens) at United States President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony went instantly viral as a meme, and among responses was a since-deleted tweet labeled “Still the best picture of # Berniesanders sitting though” and purportedly depicting a young Sanders at a protest for racial justice:
On Facebook, screenshots of the deleted tweet above circulated widely (as seen in a search for images):
Context: Bernie Sanders, Sitting in a Chair, Wearing Mittens
All of social media was rapidly inundated in variations of Bernie Sanders memes on and after January 20 2021. Internet encyclopedia Know Your Meme explained:
Utah businesses capitalize on viral Bernie Sanders memes
Utah entrepreneurs are turning a viral photo from President Joe Biden s inauguration into big business opportunities.
and last updated 2021-01-23 20:21:14-05
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah â Utah entrepreneurs are turning a viral photo from President Joe Biden s inauguration into big business opportunities.
The photo of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sitting cross-legged in a Burton coat and wool mittens has taken the internet by storm and has been spun-off into countless memes.
Love Woolies, a Pleasant Grove company that makes handmade mittens, has had a big spike in sales since the photo of Sanders went viral.