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Throw Your Hands Up

Throw Your Hands Up

Part of a series on 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Debates in Detroit. [View Related Entries]

Updated Jan 29, 2025 at 09:36PM EST by LiterallyAustin.

Added Jul 31, 2019 at 02:09PM EDT by Matt.

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"Throw Your Hands Up" is a memorable quote uttered by former Governor John Hickenlooper to Senator Bernie Sanders during the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Debates in Detroit. Sanders responded to the comment by throwing his hands up, which Hickenlooper then mimicked.

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On July 26th, 2019, CNN aired the Second Democratic Debate. During the debate, former Governor John Hickenlooper mocked Sanders' arm gesticulations and criticized his policies, calling them too extreme. Bernie mocked Hickenlooper by raising his arms up in response to the comment (shown below).



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Some online joked about the arm gestures, comparing them to the wave. CNN's Andrew Kaczynski tweeted a GIF of the moment with the caption "they definitely did the wave." The post received more than 3,200 likes and 740 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

Throughout the evening, others on Twitter remixed the moment. The verified account for the comedy television series The Daily Show posted a remix. The post received more than 7,400 likes and 1,500 retweets in 24 hours (shown below).

Twitter[1] published a Moments page on the reaction to the response. Several media outlets reported on the meme, including Newsweek,[2] HuffPost[3] and more.

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