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MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Bernie Sanders Wears $700 Coat To Swear In New York Mayor

Emily Zanotti

New York mayor Bill de Blasio chose Vermont senator-turned-progressive-presidential-candidate Bernie Sanders to swear him in to his second term this weekend, solidifying a “bromance” de Blasio hopes will translate into Sanders naming him his socialist successor in national politics.

But the ceremony was so cold, Bernie Sanders was forced to upgrade his traditionally unkempt look, and he did it with a decidedly un-99%-er coat by the decidedly upmarket Burton outfitters.

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