Sitting in mittens at the inauguration, the senator made money from his photographs
US Senator Bernie Sanders, whose photographs taken during Joe Biden's inauguration went viral, has made good money on his fame. He was selling merch with his image in funny mittens, according to the press service of the senator.
The politician was able to sell goods with his image in the amount of $ 1.8 million. He was able to achieve this result in five days. The first print run was sold out in just half an hour. He donated the proceeds from the sale of these goods to charitable organizations.
We will remind, Bernie Sanders arrived at the inauguration of the new US President Joe Biden, not dressed for the weather. Despite the temperature of six degrees Celsius, he was wearing a warm jacket and large knitted mittens. His photographs quickly spread across the Internet, Sanders became the hero of various memes and collages.
