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Bernie Sanders' Mittens, Memes Help Raise $1.8M for Charity
About those wooly mittens that Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration that sparked quirky memes across social media
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The ‘Bernie's Mittens' Meme Is Funny, Sure, But Now It's Raising Money for a Good Cause
An omnipresent image showing Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, bundled up at this week’s inauguration of President Joe Biden is now helping raise money to get food to Vermont seniors. “What a fantastic surprise,” said Jane Catton, the CEO of Age Well, referring to news that a fundraising effort will turn a silly meme into an opportunity to do some...
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Sanders Campaign Sells Sweatshirt With Inauguration Meme for Charity
The meme of Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing his mittens at the inauguration is being turned into a sweatshirt, with proceeds going to help Vermont seniors in need.
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Commemorative Bobblehead Announced for Viral Bernie Sanders Photo
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing a bobblehead commemorating a viral photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders at President Biden’s inauguration
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Bernie Sanders' Mittens Are Trending. Here's Why
With all of the pomp and circumstance surrounding President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, who would have thought that a certain Vermont senator’s mittens would be captivating people’s attention? Yet Sen. Bernie Sanders’ brown winter handwear was all over Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday. The mittens, which he also wore while campaigning for president last year, were made in...
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Meet the Vermont Teacher Who Turned an Old Sweater Into Bernie Sanders' Mittens
Amid all the formality of Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden, sightings of a decidedly casual and comfortable accessory choice by Vermont’s junior U.S. Senator turned heads and lit up social media.
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Meet the Vermonter Who Gave Sen. Sanders Those Mittens
The mittens that blew up social media after Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wore them to the inauguration of President Joe Biden were made locally.