A march celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. drew Democratic presidential contenders who put differences aside to honor his legacy.
Before the march took off in South Carolina Monday, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren appeared to put the past week’s differences over gender in politics aside to shake hands and link arms in the walk from Zion Baptist Church.
Warren and Sanders have been chatting and occasionally laughing a good portion of their march arm in arm to Dome. pic.twitter.com/QiI9Qah74G
— Laura Barrón-López (@lbarronlopez) January 20, 2020
Other Democratic 2020 hopefuls, including former Vice President Joe Biden, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen.Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined together in the march to the Statehouse in Columbia’s King Day at the Dome.
Warren and Sanders are marching next to each other here in S.C. pic.twitter.com/6XhsG4P9w3
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) January 20, 2020
Sanders and Warren chatting at the start of the MLK Day march to the Dome in Columbia, S.C. pic.twitter.com/cSYnBuyQtm
— Ken Thomas (@KThomasDC) January 20, 2020
Warren reportedly reached out to shake Sanders’ hand as he approached his seat on the front row of the church.
“This is THE handshake,” Gabbard quipped.
tulsi playing the role of Berlin Wall between Warren and Sanders at the MLK prayer service pic.twitter.com/GeMCwOmh4D
— Max Turner ? (@maxyt1239499) January 20, 2020
The seeming repair of the rift between the two 2020 progressive candidates came after a heated Democratic primary debate which ended with Warren refusing to shake Sanders’ hand.
While the sight of Democratic 2020 rivals linked arm-in-arm in a tribute to the leader of the Civil Rights Movement was drawing countless reactions on social media, another moment from the day’s event became the focus of a different Twitter response.
(Video: Twitter)
Video of Sanders and liberal Tom Steyer dancing in the cold swept through the internet, sparking countless comments and memes.
Bernie Sanders dances exactly like I do at the club and you know what, I respect it pic.twitter.com/jRhLfeZe1Q
— Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) January 20, 2020
Im in love with the oven mitts
— PropagandaismyHeroin (@AamorphousA) January 20, 2020
Bernie is gettin’ his dance on!!! Well, kinda.
— J. Hester (@JHester1531) January 20, 2020
Some expressed their admiration for Steyer’s “one hand in the pocket groove.”
I want to see a Warren vs Steyer dance battle at the next #DemocraticDebate https://t.co/ZRW5PgMB7t
— Courtney Holland ?? (@hollandcourtney) January 20, 2020
tom steyer’s one hand in the pocket groove speaks to me as well
— nitro cold jew (@knees_calhoun) January 20, 2020
Steyer looks like he has to pee so bad ?
— Tee Ess (@ChiRunner712) January 20, 2020
Tom Steyer got those county fair moves.
— JuicyJake (@cupcakejake) January 20, 2020
I love Tom in a very not-my-president-but-a-rich-nerd-with-a-good-heart kind of way
— Josiah??♂️ Universal 24hr clock ? (@JosiahParry) January 20, 2020
Sanders’ “oven mitts” also became a source of commentary as the reactions continued to pour in.
those mittens are for the working class, not the 1%
— Bernie2020 (@lefty_archaeo) January 20, 2020
we should make all politicians dance as part of the election process
— Lontar (@Lontar47) January 20, 2020
we should make all politicians dance as part of the election process
— Lontar (@Lontar47) January 20, 2020
White people dancing. Just like nails on chalkboard. ?
— soundnado ? (@soundnado) January 20, 2020
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