Image of Bernie Sanders becomes a meme and steals the spotlight from Joe Biden on social media

Washington- Veteran Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, or rather his huge gloves, have robbed him of prominence on social media in the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice president of the United States.

A photo of 79-year-old Sanders sitting in a chair, as a guest in front of the Capitol, and curled up in the cold – it snowed for a few minutes in Washington DC yesterday – has flipped through social media for his big gloves. wool. A BuzzFeed reporter explained in a tweet that these pieces that have unleashed the fury of Internet users were a gift two years ago from Professor Jen Ellis, of Essex Junction (Vermont), to the senator, who he has carried them on a few occasions in the past.

According to this journalist, the gloves, in shades of brown and ocher, are made of recycled wool.

A photo of Sanders sitting in a chair, alone, and with his arms folded quickly caught the attention of the Internet.

Users quickly unleashed their imagination, and placed the figure of Sanders in various settings or even movie scenes.

Even official accounts, such as that of the New York subway system and that of Paris airports, joined the memes.

An image of Sanders as a lottery ticket seller even circulated in Puerto Rican networks.

Sanders reacts

The veteran lawmaker reacted to his meme in a TV interview with CBS.

“In Vermont, we know something about the cold and we’re not very concerned about good fashion,” she said. “We want to stay warm.”