Senator John Fetterman branded as a 'disgrace' for wearing shorts to Donald Trump's inauguration

Senator John Fetterman arrived at Capitol Hill for President Donald Trump's inauguration successful a precise daring outfit - opting for shorts contempt the freezing acold weather. 

While different guests donned their champion looks to ticker the swearing successful of the 47th President of America, the Pennsylvania legislator wore a achromatic Carhartt hoodie, grey gym shorts and ON sneakers contempt the formality of the event.

Fetterman, 54, was photographed sitting beforehand enactment astatine the ceremony, with his legs dispersed successful beforehand of him.

Trump's swearing-in was moved wrong the Capitol rotunda owed to the below-freezing upwind and acold winds successful Washington, D.C., with overmuch of the crushed frozen and icy from Sunday's rainfall and snowfall fall. 

However, the arctic blast doesn't look to fuss Fetterman, who stuck with his accustomed casual attire. 

Social media users were agog astatine the Senator's decision, taking to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, to stock their disbelief implicit the chilly decision. 

'John Fetterman wearing shorts to the inauguration aft Trump wussed retired due to the fact that of the acold is simply a brag move,' declared 1 user. 

'THIS GUY IS ABSOLUTELY NUTS,' laughed another. 

'John Fetterman is simply a f**king disgrace. The end,' declared 1 disgruntled societal media user. 

Another jokingly compared it to a scantily-clad Lauren Sanchez, who wore a achromatic pantsuit with lacy lingerie peaking through. 

'We got Fetterman wearing gym shorts, and Jeff Bezo's woman wearing this to the inauguration,' they joked, showing photos of the guests. 

Fetterman is known for his attachment to his trademark hoodie. Last year, helium made waves after wearing a hoodie printed with a tuxedo design, which helium paired with a achromatic brace of shorts, whilst connected a day nighttime with his wife of 15 years Gisele, 41.

In aboriginal January, Fetterman flew down to Palm Beach, Florida, past week to conscionable with the incoming president astatine his lavish Florida spot - the archetypal Democratic senator to bash so. 

Trump won Pennsylvania successful the 2024 predetermination aft losing the Keystone State to President Joe Biden 4 years before.

Since entering bureau successful 2023, Fetterman has bucked accepted norms. He checked himself into Walter Reed to woody with terrible slump and told the nationalist astir it.

Fetterman besides has powerfully supported Israel since the October 7 Hamas panic attack, portion galore Democrats person vocally been pro-Palestinian.

Trump kicked disconnected the ceremonies for his historical 2nd inauguration alongside woman Melania, lad Barron and his household astatine a religion work aboriginal Monday morning.

President Trump took the beforehand enactment of St. John's Episcopal Church - conscionable a artifact distant from the White House - and smiled to Vance, who was sat alongside woman Usha.

The president-elect, wearing a suit and acheronian reddish tie, shook his fist to photographers arsenic helium stepped retired of the crowd. Melania, successful a navy bluish suit and matching chapeau with achromatic trim, was astatine his side. Their lad Barron walked with them.

The Trump household joined them wrong the religion - Ivanka and Jared Kushner and their kids; Don Jr., his ex-wife Vanessa and their kids; Tiffany Trump and hubby Michael Boulos; and Eric and Lara Trump and their 2 children. 

Incoming Vice President J.D. Vance and his woman Usha sat successful the beforehand pew with Donald, Melania and Barron.

Also successful the religion were Rupert Murdoch, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, erstwhile UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Duffy, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Elon Musk, Rep. Mike Waltz, Pam Bondi, Howard Lutnick, Doug Burgum, and Argentinian President Javier Milei.