The 2021Presidential Inaugurationhas been filled with standout,symbolic style momentsfromFirst Lady Dr. Jill Biden,Vice President Kamala Harris,former First Lady Michelle Obamaand more. But they’re not the only ones getting attention. Vermont Sen.Bernie Sandershas been generating lots of chatter on the internet for his own inauguration ensemble.
“Bernie keeping it real today with his classic coat and mittens,” one Twitter userwrote.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders.Getty
Another personsaid, “cant focus on the inauguration cause all I can think about is Bernie’s mittens.”
EvenTheNew York Times' fashion critic, Vanessa Friedmanwroteon Twitter: “In all the inauguration fashion news, let us not overlook Senator Bernie Sanders' mittens.”
Sanders' mittens hold special meaning. Jen Ellis, a teacher from Essex Junction, Vermont, made them for him a few years ago and even makes similar styles for those interested in a pair.
“I made Bernie’s mittens as a gift a couple years ago. They are made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece (made from recycled plastic bottles). #BerniesMittens,” Ellis wrote onTwitterin 2020.
Whilespeaking with Gayle King on CBS News, Sanders addressed his viral inauguration outfit. “In Vermont, we know something about the cold, and we’re not so concerned about good fashion, we want to keep warm,” the senator said with a laugh. “And that’s what I did today.”
PresidentJoe Bidenwas sworn in shortly before noon on Wednesday asthe 46th president of the United States, with his family watching on at the U.S. Capitol. Shortly before,Harristook her oath of officefromSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor(the highest court’s first Latina), making her the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to hold the office.
President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden.Shutterstock
“Let’s start afresh — all of us,” Biden said, urging unity as he has since first launching his presidential campaign in 2019. He went on: “Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire destroying everything in its path. Every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause for total war.”
“America has been tested anew and America has risen to the challenge,” Biden said. “Today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a case: a case of democracy. The will of the people has been heard and the will of the people has been heeded. Democracy is precious, democracy is fragile and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.”
source: people.com
