It was a historic day for the US on Wednesday. Amid everything that took place during President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Bernie Sanders unwittingly stole the spotlight after being turned into a meme.

The Vermont senator got the meme treatment on Wednesday as images circulated across social media of a cross-legged Sanders sitting in a physically distanced chair in mittens and a face mask during Biden’s ceremony.

The #berniesmittens meme stopped off in Montreal as the STM (Société de transport de Montréal) posted a version of the internet joke.

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Captioned “when you take the metro and know it’ll be -20 when you get out,” in French, the STM added the Bernie meme to its Instagram stories.

Here’s how some of the Sanders memes stretched out across social media over the past 24 hours.

“Honoré-Beaugrand, terminus. Merci d’avoir voyagé avec la STM” pic.twitter.com/Ahw1PYSF7B

— TOM SHANKS 🇭🇹🇨🇦 (@Tom__Shanks) January 21, 2021

Me when I have to start socializing with people again #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/UBhMGpMPrX

— Shannon the OTHER Dude (@shannontheodude) January 20, 2021

Love him! pic.twitter.com/rDswvpESFa

— kelly, fighting for M4A (@Colo_Kelly) January 20, 2021

Here come the memes 😭#berniesmittens #BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/0q6bVB9vrX

— 🌐🌲Wasee🌹🗽🌈 (@r_a_n_d_o_m_a_) January 20, 2021

Ok I’m proud of this one 🤣#BernieSanders #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/9wpOGNu2fm

— innochantheumbreon (@Inno_and_Rachel) January 21, 2021

I am once again asking for some coffee. #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/CDVFbnx0oo

— Heather Hill (@Tvini) January 21, 2021

It’s just too good… #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/9qlE5IPisK

— KJ Getting Past Despair (@kevinjbaier) January 20, 2021

that one FRIEND who’s always cold… 😆#berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/vgF2ovVNIB

— Broomfield-Boulder Now (@ocn_entertains) January 20, 2021

Has anyone done this yet? #berniesmittens #BernieSanders #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/dDVv375A5i

— Amanda (@Jacksonsears) January 20, 2021

Smile, things are looking up, Bernie. #BernieSanders #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/bFrLWNuVBb

— Laird Ogden (@OgdenCreative) January 21, 2021

Get me the hell out of here. #berniesmittens #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/Kn2CgoHT5s

— Makes lots of typos (@WilcoMom4facts) January 20, 2021

On screen, Mister Sanders!#berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/Q3ypp5BHX9

— Zack Morrissette (@Zacksploitation) January 20, 2021

Bernie says “you CAN sit with us.”#BernieSanders #InaugurationDay #berniesmittens pic.twitter.com/asfhdJCt2R

— Madeline Carl (@madeline__carl) January 20, 2021