Bernie Sanders’ mittens inspired these hilarious memes — and a bobblehead

Joe Jacquez

| Burlington Free Press
Biden inauguration: See the biggest viral moments of the dayFrom Sen. Bernie Sanders to the Obamas, here are the most talked about moments from President Joe Biden’s inauguration.USA TODAYSen. Bernie Sanders knows how to dress for cold weather, and the world of social media instantly fell in love. The focus may have been on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who were officially sworn in on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, but Sanders’ mittens might have stolen some of their thunder.Instead of wearing a formal suit, the Vermont senator went with a more casual look, wearing a buttoned-up Burton coat and knit gloves that, according to Ruby Cramer of Buzzfeed News, were made by a teacher in Biden’s home state of Vermont. More on the mittens: Bernie Sanders’ Vermont-made mittens worn at Biden inauguration go viralBernie’s mittens are made by Jen Ellis, a teacher from Essex Junction, Vt. She gave them to him 2+ years ago and was surprised when he began wearing them on the campaign trail. They are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles. pic.twitter.com/ErLr29lY2t— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) January 20, 2021Cramer also had details about the manila envelope Sanders was holding, which apparently was what his inauguration tickets came in.The manila envelope Bernie Sanders carried onto the west front of the US Capitol was the manila envelope his inauguration tickets came in, a source tells me. pic.twitter.com/w205PjWgCe— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) January 20, 2021Jane O’Meara Sanders, the co-founder of the Sanders Institute, noted that Sanders’ coat was Vermont-made, as well.Sanders’ look went viral on social media, and from Twitter to Instagram, there was no shortage of hilarious reactions and memes spawned from his moment in the spotlight. And there’s already a bobblehead in the works, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee announced it would create a bobblehead replica of a viral image of Sanders sitting at the inauguration, cold and somewhat unamused.Here are some of our favorite Bernie Sanders’ mittens memes and reactionsJoe Jacquez is a digital producer with the USA TODAY Network. You can find him on Twitter @JoeJacquezAZ.

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