STM hops on the Bernie Sanders inauguration meme trend
It was a historic day for the US on Wednesday. Amid everything that took place during President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Bernie Sanders unwittingly stole the spotlight after being turned into a meme.
The Vermont senator got the meme treatment on Wednesday as images circulated across social media of a cross-legged Sanders sitting in a physically distanced chair in mittens and a face mask during Biden’s ceremony.
The #berniesmittens meme stopped off in Montreal as the STM (Société de transport de Montréal) posted a version of the internet joke.
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Captioned “when you take the metro and know it’ll be -20 when you get out,” in French, the STM added the Bernie meme to its Instagram stories.

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Here’s how some of the Sanders memes stretched out across social media over the past 24 hours.
“Honoré-Beaugrand, terminus. Merci d’avoir voyagé avec la STM” pic.twitter.com/Ahw1PYSF7B
— TOM SHANKS 🇭🇹🇨🇦 (@Tom__Shanks) January 21, 2021
Me when I have to start socializing with people again #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/UBhMGpMPrX
— Shannon the OTHER Dude (@shannontheodude) January 20, 2021
Love him! pic.twitter.com/rDswvpESFa
— kelly, fighting for M4A (@Colo_Kelly) January 20, 2021
Here come the memes 😭#berniesmittens #BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/0q6bVB9vrX
— 🌐🌲Wasee🌹🗽🌈 (@r_a_n_d_o_m_a_) January 20, 2021
Ok I’m proud of this one 🤣#BernieSanders #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/9wpOGNu2fm
— innochantheumbreon (@Inno_and_Rachel) January 21, 2021
I am once again asking for some coffee. #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/CDVFbnx0oo
— Heather Hill (@Tvini) January 21, 2021
It’s just too good… #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/9qlE5IPisK
— KJ Getting Past Despair (@kevinjbaier) January 20, 2021
that one FRIEND who’s always cold… 😆#berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/vgF2ovVNIB
— Broomfield-Boulder Now (@ocn_entertains) January 20, 2021
Has anyone done this yet? #berniesmittens #BernieSanders #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/dDVv375A5i
— Amanda (@Jacksonsears) January 20, 2021
Smile, things are looking up, Bernie. #BernieSanders #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/bFrLWNuVBb
— Laird Ogden (@OgdenCreative) January 21, 2021
Get me the hell out of here. #berniesmittens #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/Kn2CgoHT5s
— Makes lots of typos (@WilcoMom4facts) January 20, 2021
On screen, Mister Sanders!#berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/Q3ypp5BHX9
— Zack Morrissette (@Zacksploitation) January 20, 2021
Bernie says “you CAN sit with us.”#BernieSanders #InaugurationDay #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/asfhdJCt2R
— Madeline Carl (@madeline__carl) January 20, 2021