Senator Bernie Sanders is capitalizing on his viral internet meme by selling sweatshirts on his website.
The $ 45 Chairman Sanders Crewneck sweatshirt features the Vermont senator wearing a parka, hand-knitted gloves and a blue surgical mask while sitting in a folding chair.
“Vermont jacket, Vermont gloves, Vermont common sense,” says the description on its website. “100% of the profits go to Meals on Wheels Vermont.”
Sanders’ fashion choice became a viral meme on Wednesday after he was photographed sitting alone in his parka and gloves during President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony.
The democratic socialist defended his outfit by saying that he would rather stay warm than be fashionable.
“In Vermont, we dress in warm clothes – we know something about the cold and we don’t care so much about good fashion. We want to stay warm and that’s what I did today, ”he told Gayle King of CBS News on Wednesday.
On social media, Sanders was photoshopped in scenes from iconic films, such as Forrest Gump, and popular TV shows, such as “Games of Thrones”.
The Brooklyn-born senator was even edited into scenes from New York City – including sitting next to a hot dog stand, in a park and on the subway.