RantCrush Top 5: January 5, 2017

Senator Bernie Sanders wanted to prove a point yesterday when he printed out a giant Donald Trump tweet, glued it to a board, and brought it to the Senate floor.

Sanders said he wanted to hold Trump responsible for what he promised during the campaign, namely to not cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. “Millions of people voted for him on the belief that he would keep his word,” Sanders said.

Me when I notice someone has subtweeted me pic.twitter.com/BEiPDzKRWr

— Gabriella Paiella (@GMPaiella) January 4, 2017

Politics via social media really is a modern phenomenon. And Bernie got a taste of it too, when his board quickly turned into a meme as people inserted their own ideas into the picture.

Oh snap, now Bernie’s coming with the Arthur memes @fivefifths pic.twitter.com/tkqrnhS6sm

— Zachary Fedell (@zatchry) January 4, 2017

bernie continues to speak truth to power pic.twitter.com/dpLQx8nBzr

— David Mack (@davidmackau) January 4, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.