Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont), sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021.
Standing out in a crowd of glamorously dressed guests, Bernie Sanders showed up for the US presidential inauguration in a heavy winter jacket and patterned mittens -- with a photo of the veteran leftist spawning the first viral meme of the Biden era.
The senator from the northeastern state of Vermont, beloved by supporters for his earnest and seemingly grumpy style, was seated alone at the socially distanced event Wednesday where Joe Biden took oath as president.
