Senator Bernie Sanders’s inauguration appearance receives a lot of social media attention

Senator Bernie Sanders’s inauguration appearance on Wednesday is receiving a lot of social media attention. It was a historic day when Kamala Harris, the first-ever female vice president in US history took the oath.

The reason became Senator’s less formal appearance at the US President’s Inauguration ceremony, which though had a limited attendance.

But the viewers were keeping a keen eye on the historic event virtually through social media.

Sanders appeared wearing a pair of mittens to keep himself warm in the harsh Washington DC’s cold on the inauguration day. 

While other A-list guests came wearing regular gloves for keeping their hands warm.

As being reported, those colorful mittens were made by Jen Ellis, a teacher from Essex Junction, Vt. And were given to him two years ago. Mittens were made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles.

When questioned about those cute mittens, Senator Bernie Sanders said, “In Vermont, we dress warmly. We know something about the cold,” chuckling.  “And we’re not so concerned about good fashion.”

But the social media hit gold with those pairs of mittens and became the reason for Senator Bernie Sanders trending on top of social media.

One particular image of Senator Bernie Sanders sitting at the inauguration ceremony become the main highlight of the event resulting in all sorts of memes.

The image became a super hit among social media users and received various sorts of treatments #BernieSandersMittens!

Check out the ultimate reactions over Senator Bernie Sanders’s mittens that are trending on the Twitter timeline: