The days of Joe Biden memes circa 2016-2018 reminded everyone of the Obama-Biden bromance and Biden’s love of ice cream. Even though the bromance moments haven’t reappeared for some time, the former vice president’s famous sweet tooth has made it into the news once again.

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A tweet went viral for showing that Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings reveal Biden’s campaign has spent thousands on Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Upon searching through FEC filings, the Daily Dot found the campaign to have spent almost $10,000 since 2019, with the purchases being labeled as “donor gifts.”

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Some on Twitter have jokingly shared the information, even calling it “ice cream-gate,” after noticing its the same brand House Speaker Nancy Pelosi favors.

say what you want about Hillary Clinton, at least she actually wanted to win. pic.twitter.com/3dQb4EMXyx — i bless the rains down in castamere (@Chinchillazllla) April 23, 2020

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joe biden’s campaign spent $11,000 on ice cream.



the same ice cream nancy pelosi showed off the other day



icecream-gate lets go pic.twitter.com/IcAeeQ7D1I — june (@shoe0nhead) April 23, 2020

What the fuck is going on here this has got to be a joke biden is seriously channeling his campaign funds to buy a fuck ton of ice cream pic.twitter.com/O16Mj3dlSq — Ellis Tucci (@EllisATucci) April 23, 2020

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https://twitter.com/DanRadzikowski/status/1253352629108957185?s=20

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Others just saw it as a sign of the campaign supporting local businesses or saw no problem with the campaign’s ice cream obsession. Jeni’s has over 40 locations nationwide, with its headquarters in Ohio.

These morons think attacking Biden for buying ice cream from Jeni's—a local business in Ohio that is practically an institution in the *very important* swing state—is a winning issue.



PS Jeni's is delicious and y'all are grasping at straws. https://t.co/Gwvf2sDO1r — Kendall Brown (@kendallybrown) April 21, 2020

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it rules to me, personally, that the Biden campaign spent thousands on the same fancy ice cream that Pelosi had in her freezer. This is a cool and normal activity, and the pundits were all really smart for saying no one would be interested in this topic https://t.co/bf10dviiNc — goat (@tamrieldude) April 23, 2020

this is actually the only relatable thing about biden…idgaf if jeni's is the official ice cream of the DNC that is TASTE https://t.co/5qbNiRpCCa — margaret thotcher (@snackieonassis_) April 23, 2020

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Hot take: Ice cream is good, I don’t care that Nancy Pelosi or Joe Biden enjoy a good scoop every now and again. Get a grip, be mad at real things. — Shaun is #StayingHomeWorkingSafe (@shaun_gains) April 23, 2020

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https://twitter.com/pea__tea/status/1253359779256233990?s=20

Biden has visited Jeni’s Ohio shop in the past, POLITICO reports. Last year, founder Jeni Britton Bauer posted to her Instagram that she supported Biden’s 2020 pursuit for president. Her post featured a photo of the two from 2016.

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“I look up to you Joe,” Bauer wrote in her post. “I believe in you. I have seen your genuine curiosity and love for people up close, and it’s otherworldly.”

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