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Trudeau co-opts Sanders meme to urge Canadians from traveling


Bangladeshpost
Published : 24 Jan 2021 07:37 PM

Bernie Sanders may be most familiar in a US political context, but that hasn’t stopped Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from using a now famous meme of the Vermont senator to warn people to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, reports AFP.

On Saturday, Trudeau posted a photo of himself giving a press conference from his lawn on Twitter, with the now famous image of a seated, mitten-clad Sanders superimposed in the background.

The viral Sanders photo, snapped by AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration, shows the senator huddled in a chair, arms folded and also sporting an average-guy winter coat.

Since it was taken, people around the world have superimposed Sanders on famous works of art and family photos.Referencing a recent incident in which his son appeared in the window while he spoke to the media, Trudeau wrote “It was one thing when my son crashed my press conference a month or so ago.”

“But this…” he said, referring to Sanders’ supposed appearance outside his house.