Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is too old to get into the social media game in the vein of younger progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, especially regarding TikTok. But that doesn’t mean the self-described democratic socialist can escape its presence. The Vermont leftist is currently on a book tour and was caught in the backdrop of a TikTok post and reacted just as you’d expect: curiously dismissive. Is he grumpy? Maybe, but i’s comedy gold and a light moment in our highly contentious political climate (via Fox News):
In a viral moment, a grumpy-looking Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., stumbled into the camera frame of a TikTok video being filmed on the street in New York City.
While in the city on a book tour, the lawmaker and former presidential candidate walked out of a hotel and into the TikTok video of creator Taylor Champ as she and the building’s doorman were in the middle of a choreographed performance. Read more…
