Bernie Sanders in a blue sweater and a blue shirt standing before a tv set and a chair covered in clothes.

Bernie Sanders' Clothes Chair

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Updated Mar 06, 2020 at 04:18PM EST by Matt.

Added Mar 06, 2020 at 03:54PM EST by Matt.

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About

Bernie Sanders' Clothes Chair is an image macro meme featuring a photograph of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders standing in front of a television set next to a chair covered in clothes. The image went viral in March 2020 on Twitter with many relating to the photograph and the use of a chair as a place for clothes.

Origin

On March 4th, 2020, Sanders' son Levi Sanders tweeted[1] the photograph with the caption "Watching and waiting for the results from various races throughout the country. #UsNotMe." The tweet received more than 27,000 likes and 1,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).


Levi Sanders @Celentra Watching and waiting for the results from various races throughout the country. #UsNotMe 11:58 PM · Mar 4, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

Spread

Hours later, people began commenting on the chair. Twitter[2] user @keewa tweeted a picture of President Donald Trump's living room and compared it to Sanders'. They captioned the post, "A tale of two living rooms." The post received more than 147,000 likes and 19,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). Twitter[3] user @taragolshan shared the tweet and wrote, "@BernieSanders has a clothes chair." The post received more than 68,000 likes and 7,800 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center). Twitter[4] user @thefouchoe tweeted, further proof that bernie is a man of the people – he has 'the chair.'" The tweet received more than 176,000 likes and 21,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).


keewa @keewa A tale of two living rooms 11:31 AM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter Web App Tara Golshan @taragolshan .@BernieSanders has a clothes chair. keewa @keewa · Mar 5 A tale of two living rooms Show this thread 2:35 PM · Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter Web App berner account @thefouchoe further proof that bernie is a man of the people - he has "the chair" 9:54 AM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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avunclar baller @ByYourLogic Joe Biden's house makes me worried for him. a lot of opportunities to get lost/clip through the floor p.e. moskowitz @_pem_pem · Mar 5 joe biden's house vs bernies house. who do you trust more? Show this thread 4:14 PM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone p.e. moskowitz @_pem_pem joe biden's house vs bernies house. who do you trust more? 11:50 AM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter Web App keewa @keewa - Mar 5 A tale of two living rooms 887 27 19.1K 147.9K keewa @keewa Many people are saying they've never related more to a politician than seeing Bernie's chair covered in clothes and junk, and folks, I agree. 12:05 PM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter Web App
abby @abbyangriest I'm voting for a president that has a clothes chair so beyond redemption that it's used to hold up a picture. Levi Sanders O @Celentra · Mar 4 Watching and waiting for the results from various races throughout the country. #UsNotMe Bo 1:47 PM - Mar 5, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone @NEKOMONOGATARI losing my s--- cuz bernie really is just A Fella cuz he has the clothes chair everyone has 3:05 PM - Mar 5, 2020 - Twitter for Android bernard sister @PopeJudasv Replying to @Celentra the junk chair is the most relatable thing from any politician ever


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External References

[1] Twitter – @Celentra's Tweet

[2] Twitter – @keewa's Tweet

[3] Twitter – @taragolshan's Tweet

[4] Twitter – @thefouchoe's Tweet

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