Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on ‘State of the Union’ Sunday about the photo and subsequent memes, Sanders said he was having “fun” with the viral moment. He added that he has changed the image in sweatshirts and T-shirts he sells in his campaign store, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Vermont charities, which are focused on fighting hunger.
‘What we’re doing here in Vermont is selling our sweatshirts and T-shirts across the country. And all the money that will be raised, which I think will amount to a few million dollars, goes to programs like Meals on Wheels that feed senior citizens with low incomes, ”Sanders said. “So it turns out to be a good thing, and not just a nice thing.”