Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen praised Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.) at a campaign stop in Iowa on Saturday, joking that Sanders would be a president who stood for justice "in all its flavors."

At a campaign event in Ames, Iowa, the ice cream maker and co-chair of Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign quipped that he had handed the title of Vermont's most famous resident over to Sanders in the wake of his 2016 bid for the presidency.

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"Before Bernie, I used to be the most famous guy in Vermont!" Cohen joked, to laughter. "I am just so happy to give that title over to Bernie."

"Ice cream is good," he continued. "But a president of the United States who truly stands for justice in all its flavors? That is euphoric!"

Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's introducing Bernie Sanders in Iowa—> "A president of the United States who truly stands for justice in all its flavors? That is europhic!" pic.twitter.com/rDI4RizWON — Vaughn Hillyard (@VaughnHillyard) May 4, 2019

Sanders is in Iowa this weekend, the site of the first caucuses of the 2020 primaries, as he battles for the lead in the primary contest with former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE, who officially entered the race last month and vaulted quickly to a comfortable lead over the Vermont senator.

Cohen is a longtime ally of Sanders, and previously endorsed him in his unsuccessful 2016 bid and made a Sanders-themed ice cream.