When asked by CNN’s Dana Bash in “State of the Union” on Sunday about the photo and subsequent memes, Sanders said he was “having fun” with the viral moment. He added that he turned the image into sweatshirts and T-shirts, which he is selling at his campaign store, with 100 percent of the profits going to Vermont charities focused on fighting hunger.
“What we’re doing here in Vermont is selling sweatshirts and T-shirts all over the country. And all the money that will be raised, which I hope will be a few million dollars, will go to programs like Meals on Wheels, which feeds low-income seniors, ”said Sanders. “So it actually turned out to be a good thing, and not just fun.”