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Bernie Sanders turned his inauguration meme into a sweatshirt to raise money for charity

Celia Fernandez   

Bernie Sanders turned his inauguration meme into a sweatshirt to raise money for charity
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders is using his inauguration meme to raise money for charity.
  • A $45 sweatshirt featuring the viral photo is available to purchase on his website.
  • All the proceeds will be donated to Meals on Wheels Vermont.

$4 turned his inauguration meme into a charitable opportunity.

On Wednesday, the Vermont senator was photographed sitting in a chair $4. The image went viral as people edited Sanders into everything from $4 to scenes from popular movies. A student at New York University even $4 so people could place the photo anywhere in the world.

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A crewneck featuring the image was then made available to purchase on $4 for $45. After initially selling out, the sweatshirt was back in stock on Friday afternoon in sizes small through 2XL. A representative for Sanders did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on how much stock was left.

The website also said that because of overwhelming demand, the sweatshirts would arrive in three to six weeks.

According to the product description, 100% of the proceeds will go toward Meals on Wheels Vermont.

Sanders $4 during an appearance on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

"I was just sitting there trying to keep warm, trying to pay attention to what was going on," Sanders said.

The senator also spoke about what the response had been like for $4 over two years ago.

"What was really nice, Seth, is that the woman who made the mittens lives in Essex Junction, Vermont," Sanders said. "She is a schoolteacher and a very, very nice person, and she has been somewhat overwhelmed by the kind of attention that is being shown to her mittens."

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