US President Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20 was widely publicised as a historical turning point. Countless photographs of the noteworthy attendees made the rounds, but there was one image in particular that the internet couldn’t get enough of.
Donning thick brown mittens, sitting alone with arms and legs crossed, Bernie Sanders became an instantaneous meme. Naturally, it wasn’t too long before Ghibli fanatics photoshopped him into the world of Hayao Miyazaki.
Bernie in ‘Spirited Away’
Bernie in ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
Bernie in 'Kiki's Delivery Service'
Studio Ghibli x Bernie Sanders pic.twitter.com/qPQCZYpd4l
— follow me if you are sad ❼ (@estheticfeels) January 24, 2021
See the memes on this Studio Ghibli fan page on Facebook.
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