‘Respect that man’: Bernie Sanders lauded for being the only one with a mask at SOTU address

Interestingly, many people noted that senator Bernie Sanders was the only one who was wearing a mask in the crowded space. Eric Feigl-Ding, American public health scientist and epidemiologist, tweeted a video from the union address that showed unmasked dignitaries greeting each other, as only 81-year-old Sanders was seen in a mask.

I met with a few office staff asking them to pass along an N95 to their boss to wear tonight.
Bernie was one of the few who already had good masks and didn’t need them.#MaskUpCongress https://t.co/gF7JSU2BAo

— Wear a mask. (@senorhettler) February 8, 2023

While sharing this clip, Eric Feigl-Ding wrote, “Bernie Sanders is the only person wearing a KN95 mask at the #StateOfTheUnionAddress. Respect that man – @SenSanders thank you. 🙏”. He further added, “Honestly Bernie is a saint in his dedication to protecting others.”

Commenting on this, a Twitter user wrote, “Other than Bernie once again the US government is normalizing & promoting super spreader events to the public. If they’re tested, have filtration/ventilation, or other precautions they should let the public know -not just act like this is safe. Covid is dangerous vaxed or not.”

Another person wrote, “Bernie Sanders is the only one with common sense.”