Sen. Romney Blows Out Each Candle On Birthday Cake Individually; But Has A Good Reason

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For his 72nd birthday, Senator Mitt Romney’s staff surprised him with a Twinkie cake, his favorite snack!

But it’s not his birthday cake that has the internet talking; it’s the way he blew out his candles after his team sang happy birthday.

Watch below as the Utah Republican blows out each candle individually!

 Do you know anyone that blows out their candles this?

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

As it turns out Romney had a very sanitary explanation for his strange candle technique.

Romney told TMZ “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.”