A Maine-based apparel company’s phones have been ringing off the hook after a shackled Nicolás Maduro was snapped wearing one of their hoodies when he was hauled to the Big Apple, the company says.
The ousted Venezuelan dictator could be seen donning the bright blue Origin attire in a now-infamous photo of him flashing two thumbs up while surrounded by scores of DEA agents after touching down in New York.
“Probably a DEA agent slipped this hoodie on him and said ‘you’re gonna feel the fabric of freedom on American soil.’ That’s my assumption. I’m taking the liberty to assume,” Origin founder, Peter Roberts, quipped in a video statement.
“He definitely gave two thumbs up so I think he liked the fabric.”
It wasn’t clear exactly how the dictator ended up in the hoodie.
“What I believe happened is they landed in New York,” Roberts speculated. “It was cold outside and they put a hoodie on him.”
The CEO said his phone immediately “blew up” when people started noticing the company’s logo.
