Mitt Romney candles technique stuns internet: US senator picks up candles off birthday cake and blows them out one-by-one

Former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney left viewers reeling with a bizarre technique for blowing out the candles on his birthday cake.

The US Senator was filmed by his team who surprised him with a birthday cake as he turned 72 today.

Mr Romney said: “My team surprised me with a cake made out of my favourite snack – twinkies! Looking forward to all this year has in store”.

Viewers were left watching in amazement as he plucked the indidual candles from atop the cake, blowing them out one at a time.

Roxane Gay wrote: “How do you not know how to blow out candles? It’s distressing, Mitt.”

Matt Doran replied: “Blowing out candles one at a time like that is savage”.

While David Deutsch wrote: “Humans blow out birthday candles all at the same time.”