Bernie Sanders' Secret Service Code Name Is...
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' Secret Service code name is... Intrepid.
"The Bill Press Show" broke the news about the Democratic presidential candidate on its Twitter feed on Thursday morning,
According to Merriam-Webster, the word intrepid is "characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude and endurance."
Bernie Sanders has a Secret Service nickname. You heard it here first:
Intrepid— Bill Press (@bpshow) February 11, 2016
Sanders' supporters on Twitter love the nickname:
Call me romantic but Bernie secret service codename being 'Intrepid' makes me so proud. I actually called him that in a tweet not long ago:)
— Zach Haller (@zachhaller) February 11, 2016
I LOVE that Bernie's nickname is #Intrepid.
— willnoon (@willnoon) February 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders' secret service code name is "Intrepid." Very fitting. pic.twitter.com/L8EddqB63S
— Nicholas DiMoro (@nickdimorohere) February 11, 2016
Bernie's Secret Service code name is "Intrepid." I think I will start referring to him by that name.
— Matthew Haugen (@BruceWizayne) February 11, 2016
Ha! Bernie's secret service code name would be "intrepid" Makes sense. #FeelTheBern #inners @allinwithchris
— irene haralabatos (@rini6) February 12, 2016
On the other hand, the nickname isn't nearly as much fun as some of the ones suggested by Twitter users earlier this month:
shoeshine boy #SandersSecretServiceCodeName pic.twitter.com/RJajw8QltF
— Oolon Colluphid (@Street5pirit) February 4, 2016
"The Colonel." #SandersSecretServiceCodeName pic.twitter.com/i3LjNdzweD
— Lucas Stall (@totalrestall) February 4, 2016
#SandersSecretServiceCodeName "Mr. Burns." Obviously. pic.twitter.com/ECWxto3Ou9
— Christine Hoekenga (@bchoekenga) February 4, 2016
.@SenSanders is our bill sponsor in the Senate it's obvious that #SandersSecretServiceCodeName should be Robin Hood! pic.twitter.com/vrkBYivnhD
— Robin Hood Tax (@RobinHoodTax) February 4, 2016
Agent baby burnsides #SandersSecretServiceCodeName pic.twitter.com/udPtizpObj
— Texbarb (@texbarb) February 4, 2016
#WhatILearnedToday #SandersSecretServiceCodeName Doc Brown pic.twitter.com/0m71UCtbF4
— Sixchain (@sixchained) February 4, 2016
The word "intrepid" also brings to mind the USS Intrepid, a decommissioned aircraft carrier that saw service during World War II and Vietnam and is now a museum ship in New York City. Sanders, however, has opposed many military actions including the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq.
(h/t Mediaite)
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