Mitt Romney’s technique of blowing out candles goes viral on social media. Romney’s staff surprised him with a Twinkie cake for his 72nd birthday.
In the video shared by Romney on Twitter shows him lifting out candles one by one and extinguishing them individually from the cake.
In the video he’s heard saying, “These are all wishes I’m getting, All these wishes.”
My team surprised me with a cake made out of my favorite snack—twinkies! Looking forward to all this year has in store. pic.twitter.com/lQfyIrQ9Qe
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 12, 2019
Social media drew outrage over the way he was blowing out the candles.
For his part, Romney said he was trying to spare others his germs, “I have a bit of a cold and I didn’t want to spray my germs all over the Twinkies for everybody else to eat.” he told TMZ.
Here are a few reactions:-
This is the most bizarre technique for blowing out birthday candles that I’ve ever witnessed. Mitt Romney is a deeply weird dude. pic.twitter.com/kLGuJawDpv
— Bradford Pearson (@BradfordPearson) March 12, 2019
I hate a million things about Mitt Romney but I'm totally into how he blows out candles. Last thing I want is your spitty mouth covering a cake.
— scharpling (@scharpling) March 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/kt_hix/status/1105544826093740033
https://twitter.com/NickTatoian/status/1105594795609735168
Guys it was my grandma’s birthday dinner tonight and out of nowhere she decided to flex on Mitt Romney pic.twitter.com/Jn2KSJsvQ5
— Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) March 13, 2019
Mitt Romney is an American politician and businessman, he was the presidential nominee from the Republicans in the 2012 presidential elections which of coarse he lost to President Obama. Romney is currently a senator from Utah.