Usa, Bernie Sanders sells sweatshirts with his meme for charity: 1.8 million dollars raised

The senator said he was amused by the meme and decided to use it on t-shirts, sweatshirts and stickers to be sold as part of his campaign, with 100% of the proceeds going to charities that deal with the distribution of meals in poor neighborhoods. nutrition programs for children and health services for the elderly and the most disadvantaged. All items sold out on his website in less than half an hour.

“Jane (his wife) and I have been blown away by all the creativity shown by so many people over the past week and are delighted to be able to use my Internet fame to help needy Vermont citizens,” Sanders said in a declaration. “But this sum of money cannot replace the action of Congress – he continued – and I will do everything possible in Washington to make sure that workers in my state and across the country get the help they need during the crisis of the coronavirus, the worst we have faced since the Great Depression. “

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