Þótti hann sérstaklega alþýðlegur, eins og Sanders einum er lagið. Mynd af honum sitjandi í þessum klæðnaði hefur farið eins og eldur í sinu um internetið.
Netverjar hafa haft sérstaklega gaman af því að klippa Sanders inn í aðrar myndir og jafnvel myndbönd og hafa slíkar myndir flætt yfir internetið.
Sjá einnig: Grínarar á yfirsnúningi með Bernie Sanders
Sanders var gestur Seth Meyers á dögunum og spurði hann þingmanninn út í myndirnar. Sanders sagðist bara hafa verið að reyna að halda á sér hita og fylgjast með athöfninni. Þá lofaði hann konuna sem gerði vettlingana, Jen Ellis.
Tonight s guest @BernieSanders reacts to the memes about his instantly iconic inauguration look. pic.twitter.com/BrpYJN9V1u
— Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) January 22, 2021
Vettlingar Sanders hafa vakið gífurlega athygli en þeir eru gerðir úr ónýtum ullarpeysum, flís og endurunnu plasti úr flöskum. Jen Ellis, konan sem gerði þessa vettlinga Sanders, segist hafa fundið fyrir gífurlegum áhuga undanfarna daga en hún hafi ekki tök á því að gera fleiri.
Hér má sjá stutt viðtal sem CNN tók við hana.
Smitten with Bernie Sanders' mittens?
— CNN (@CNN) January 22, 2021
Here's how some "grumpy chic" stole the show at the inauguration: https://t.co/F8k4WgkC4d pic.twitter.com/vkMe7P0H3T
Miðillinn GQ hefur bent lesendum sínum á íslenska ullarvettlinga sem hægt sé að kaupa í staðinn.
Possibly blasphemous pic.twitter.com/pz9JkauiER
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) January 21, 2021
Bonus pic.twitter.com/rdsrZxfFTc
— Ashley Holub, PhD (@ashtroid22) January 21, 2021
If winter weather is forecast in your area, now is the time layer up:
— Readygov (@Readygov) January 21, 2021
Bundle up your pets.
Always have mittens.
Don t forget to wear a warm hat! https://t.co/Huk3zeppXj pic.twitter.com/jBN5BwuXUO
I don't know about you, but this is the winner for me. pic.twitter.com/4e3B0N60N1
— Dan Chibnall (@bookowl) January 21, 2021
Bernie Sanders, first of his name, Wearer of Mittens, Sitter of Chairs pic.twitter.com/1j6p8mrdlr
— Matthew Mucha (@mattymooch) January 20, 2021
Ég elska internetið. pic.twitter.com/G4ThgVBbGQ
— irikur Jónsson (@Eirikur_J) January 22, 2021
We're once again asking you to wear a mask on the train or bus. https://t.co/EjNQvQwY3B
— NYCT Subway. Wear a Mask. (@NYCTSubway) January 21, 2021
Full disclosure this one may be photoshoped pic.twitter.com/iJpA0alYpa
— Star Trek Minus Context (@NoContextTrek) January 20, 2021
my kind of bernie meme. pic.twitter.com/tJAZ1sYCNU
— Loish (@loishh) January 22, 2021
Weekend at Bernie s pic.twitter.com/2aXl4xjkEG
— Vincent (@Planetwaves20) January 22, 2021
#NotMeUs pic.twitter.com/LFlPJpRvbC
— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) January 22, 2021