Sanders’ mitten-maker becomes famous after gloves steal inauguration show

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Senator Bernie Sander's mittens at the inauguration of President Joe Biden became an internet sensation
Senator Bernie Sander's mittens at the inauguration of President Joe Biden became an internet sensation © Brendan Smialowski, AFP
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Jen Ellis, a primary school teacher from Bernie Sanders’ home state of Vermont, has become something of a celebrity after the mittens she knitted became an Internet phenomenon when the leftist senator wore them at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20.

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Ellis, 42, was teaching online during the inauguration on Wednesday, but her phone was soon inundated with text messages telling her that Sanders was wearing her mittens as Biden was sworn in.

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